Details
Woven with the Royal Spanish coat of arms, the central medallion flanked by rampant lions within guilloche and cabochon border, the foliate angle spandrels with floral sprays
Approximately 9 ft. x 712 ft. (274.3 cm. x 228.6 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Chevalier, Paris, 1991.
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For an almost identical armorial tapestry by the Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara, see H. Göbel, Wandteppiche: Die Romanischen Länder: Die Wandteppiche und ihre Manufakturen in Frankreich, Italien, Spanien und Portugal, vol. 2, Leipzig, 1928, fig. 493b.

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