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Collections

Valancefirst quarter of the 17th century

Not on view
Long horizontal embroidered textile panel densely worked in teal, ivory, and gold with animals, birds, and oversized flowering plants across a continuous landscape
Needlework textile fragment depicting a large bird with detailed feathering at center, surrounded by leafy branches in teal and green; a smaller animal visible at lower right, worked in wool on canvas ground.
Woven tapestry fragment depicting a hunting scene; a large boar and hounds at the base of a central tree, surrounded by dense foliage, flowers, and a distant landscape in muted greens, blues, and golden browns.
Woven tapestry fragment depicting a dense garden scene in teal, cream, and gold tones, with large blooming flowers, lush foliage, blue irises, and birds among low vegetation along the bottom edge; narrow dark border at top with gold fringe detail at right.
Tapestry fragment depicting a pale cream-colored horse in profile at center, surrounded by large stylized foliage, flowers, and architectural elements in muted greens, blues, and golds, with fringed border at bottom.
Detail of a woven tapestry depicting a pale stag and a smaller animal in a verdure landscape with trees, foliage, and flowers in blue, green, gold, and cream tones.
Tapestry fragment with a cream-colored rearing horse or unicorn amid dense foliage, woven in teal, gold, and green with stylized flowers and scrolling vines.
Detail of a woven tapestry depicting a large dog or lion-like animal crouching over a smaller animal, surrounded by stylized trees, foliage, and additional animals in muted gold, green, and blue tones.
Title
Valance
Place Made
England
Date Made
first quarter of the 17th century
Medium
Linen canvas with wool and silk needlepoint
Dimensions
Overall: 17 3/8 in.
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.79.17.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.