The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
Object type: Tapestry
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
Date: 1495–1505
Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
Dimensions: Overall: 145 x 158 in. (368.3 x 401.3cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Geography: Made in|Made in Paris |  Southern Netherlands (woven)|France (cartoon)  
Credit line: Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Castles|Horns|Forests|Trees|Streams|Men|Hunting|Dogs|Birds|Spears|Unicorns