The Egg Seller from a set of the Italian Village Scenes
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Beauvais
Artist: Beauvais|François Boucher|André Charlemagne Charron|Boulard de Gatellier
Artist bio:  |French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris|French, active 1754–80|Château de Gatellier (Loire)
Artist role: Manufactory|Designer|Workshop director|Patron
Artist nationality:  |French|French| 
Date: designed 1734–36, woven 1762
Medium: Wool, silk (21-23 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions: 9 ft. 1 in. × 30 in. (276.9 × 76.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Ann Payne Robertson, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Eggs|Men|Women