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Savonnerie Panel: Autumn

Savonnerie Panel: Autumn

c. 1717
(French, est. 1627)
France, 18th century
knotted pile, silk and wool
Overall: 297.2 x 218.5 cm (117 x 86 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1946.247
Location: not on view

Description

Courtiers and aristocrats anxious to model their lifestyles on the king also commissioned works from the same state manufactories that produced tapestries, carpets, and upholstery for the French monarchy. Established in the early 1600s, the Savonnerie factory provided both domestic furnishings for the king’s palaces and diplomatic gifts for foreign heads of state. The double coat
of arms in this tapestry suggests that it was made for a count and countess who married in 1717. One of a group of four tapestries depicting the seasons, this work depicts the abundant flora and fauna of spring. The Cleveland Museum of Art rotates this tapestry with another from this group. The other two tapestries in the suite can be seen at the Toledo Museum of Art.
  • formed part of original suite of tapestries and furniture made for marriage of Countess Isabella de Merode-Westerloo and Franz Joseph Czernin de Chaudnitz in 1717; remained in the family until 1930 or 1931, when they were sold to a dealer. (A. & R. Ball, New York).
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned: cat. no. 291 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 133
  • Gallery 215 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 14, 2010-June 27, 2011); (June 10, 2013-May 22, 2014); (June 27, 2016-November 26, 2018).
    Winter Exhibition 1968: France in the Eighteenth Century. Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (January 6-March 3, 1968).
    France in the 18th Century. Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (January 5-March 3, 1968).
    Five Centuries of History Mirrored in Five Centuries of French Art. Pavillon de la France, 1939 New York World's Fair, New York (1939).
    Three French Reigns: Louis XIV, XV and XVI. London, UK (February 21-April 5, 1933).
  • {{cite web|title=Savonnerie Panel: Autumn|url=false|author=Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops|year=c. 1717|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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