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Panel: Spring

Panel: Spring

c. 1715
(French, est. 1627)
France, early 18th century
Savonnerie knotted-pile (144 symmetrical rug knots per square inch); wool, hemp
Overall: 274.3 x 219.7 cm (108 x 86 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.14
Location: 215 French, German, and Dutch

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 Isabella 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 and Reproduced: cat. no. 291 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 133 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 133 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 175 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 15, 2008 June 14, 2010); (June 27, 2011-June 10, 2013); (May 22, 2014-June 27, 2016); (December 14, 2018- ).
    Winter Exhibition 1968: France in the Eighteenth Century. London, 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's World Fair, New York (1939).
    Chefs d'oeuvre de l'art francais. Palais National des Arts: Exposition Internationale, Paris, France (1937).
    Three French Reigns: Louis XIV, XV and XVI. London, UK (February 21-April 5, 1933).
  • {{cite web|title=Panel: Spring|url=false|author=Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops|year=c. 1715|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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