Caparison
Object type: Caparison
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, possibly Aubusson
Artist: Aubusson
Artist bio: Manufacture Royale, est. 1665: Manufacture, ca. 1812–present day
Artist role: Manufactory
Date: 1750–85
Medium: Wool, silk (18-20 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 52 1/2 × W. 54 1/2 in. (133.4 × 138.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Birds|Coat of Arms