id: 95191
accession number: 1915.79.6
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Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679. Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679). Tapestry weave: silk and wool; overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen 1915.79.6
title: Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage
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creation date: 1679
creation date earliest: 1679
creation date latest: 1679
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
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culture: Belgium, 17th century
technique: tapestry weave: silk and wool
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Tapestry
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CREATORS
* Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662) - designed by
* Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679) - woven by
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measurements: Overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.)
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inscription: signed lower right: M. Wavters.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Tapestry restoration 1
opening date: 1997-08-19T00:00:00
Tapestry restoration 1. Gaspard De Wit/Koninklijke Manufactuur van Wandtapijten n.v (August 19, 1997-August 11, 1998).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Barberini Family, Rome, Italy
date: before 1695-1899
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Charles M. Ffoulke (1849-1909), Washington, D.C.
date: 1899-1915
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Mitchell Samuels of French & Company (1880-1959), New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss
date: 1909-before 1915
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Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: before 1915-1915
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1915-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
W. M. M. "Gothic Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 4 (1919): 67-70.
page number: Mentioned: p. 70
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136280
BREMER-DAVID, CHARISSA. "French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959." Studies in the Decorative Arts 11, no. 1 (2003): 38-68.
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url: www.jstor.org/stable/40663064
Brosens, Koenraad, and Yvan Maes de Wit. "The Story of Dido and Aeneas from Cleveland Museum of Art: Tapestry conservation Using Laid-Couching Stitches." In Tapestry Production & Conservation: 125 Years De Wit Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry. Koenraad Brosens, Yvan Maes De Wit, 232-235. London; Turnhout: Harvey Miller Publishers, 2019
page number: Reproduced: p. 232
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