Allegories of Air (Cephalus and Aurora) and Earth (Vertumnus and Pomona)
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: François Boucher|Jacques Neilson|Maurice Jacques|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry
Artist bio: French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris|French, 1714–1788|French, 1712–1784|French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris|French, established 1662|Croome Court, Worcestershire, England
Artist role: Designer|Maker|Designer|Designer|Manufactory|Patron
Artist nationality: French|French|French|French|French| 
Date: designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71
Medium: Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm)
Dimensions: H. 10 ft. x W. 27 ft., 3 in. (3.05 m. x 8.31 m.)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Garlands