Tapestries

Past Exhibition: Rediscovered Tapestries

detail of tapestry depicting guests at an outdoor wedding including seated man eating and a donkey grazing.
Two Rediscovered Tapestries
March 19, 2002

After an initial preview last summer, visitors were again able to enjoy two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752). Displayed in the Music Room, these rare hangings are important for their state of preservation, the significance of their design, their royal provenance, and the evidence regarding the identity of their maker and manufacture.

Past Exhibition: Tapestries Reinstalled

detail of tapestry depicting guests at a wedding in 18th century dress dancing outdoors.
Two Tapestries Reinstalled
November 26, 2002 to January 26, 2003

During the winter of 2002 to 2003, visitors enjoyed two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752). On display in the Music Room on a half-year rotational basis, these rare hangings are important for their state of preservation, the significance of their design, their royal provenance, and the evidence regarding the identity of their maker and manufacture.