Honor from the series "The Honors"
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, probably Brussels
Artist: Bernard van Orley
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42 Brussels
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: designed before 1520, woven between 1525 and 1532
Medium: Wool and silk (wefts); wool (warps): 6-7 warp threads per cm.
Dimensions: confirmed: 15 ft. 2 1/16 in. × 26 ft. 2 9/16 in. (462.5 × 799 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Purchase, 2014 Benefit and Director’s Funds, several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, Ambassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr., and Josephine Jackson Foundation Gifts, 2015
Accession year: 2015
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