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Series Title: Four Seasons

Winter: Skating Scene

designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s
manufacturer

possibly by Gobelins Manufactory

(France, Paris, est. 1662)
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Culture
France
Medium
Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave
Measurements
Overall: 244 x 388 cm (96 1/16 x 152 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn 1952.544.4
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If you look closely you can see that the top edge of this scene is missing; look at the top of the castle on the right or the forest fire on the left.

Description

People of all classes and ages enjoyed ice skating, a winter pastime popularized in the Netherlands. Here, some couples are already skating and slipping on the ice, while others tie on their skates or huddle around braziers (portable coal heaters) to keep warm. One affectionate couple in the foreground hold hands as they walk. A castle on the far edge of the frozen lake occupies the background. In the left distance, several small figures holding ladders and long hooks run toward a building that has caught on fire, a frequent occurrence in the winter when wooden houses were heated by fireplaces.
Rectangular tapestry bustling with depictions of people, all with light skin tones, dressed in multi-layered dresses and tunics in muted red, blue, green, and orange skating on a lake in the lower right and walking and sitting along a bank on the lower left. A couple has fallen on the ice while the majority skate in a line away from us. People huddle around bowls with coals in them and tie their shoes on the bank. A castle rises in the upper right, a bridge connecting it to a hill with several thatched houses.

Winter: Skating Scene

designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s

Gobelins Manufactory

(France, Paris, est. 1662)
France

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