Allegorical Tapestry with Sages of the Past
Object type: Tapestry
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: German
Date: ca. 1480–1500
Medium: Linen, wool, brass metal-strip-wrapped silk
Dimensions: a: 54 1/2 × 84 1/2 in. (138.4 × 214.6 cm)
b: 54 1/2 × 83 1/2 in. (138.4 × 212.1 cm)
Mount (a): 57 1/8 × 87 3/8 × 4 in., 150 lb. (145.1 × 221.9 × 10.2 cm, 68 kg)
Mount (b): 57 1/8 × 85 7/8 × 4 in., 150 lb. (145.1 × 218.1 × 10.2 cm, 68 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Geography: Made in   Middle Rhineland Germany  
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 2014
Accession year: 2014
Tags: Eagles|Flowers|Saints|Allegory