Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artists

Jan van Leefdael (Manufacturer) , Jacob Jordaens

Title

Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

Places

Brussels (Object made in:), Europe (Object made in:)

Date

Made 1640-1660

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm

Inscriptions

Marked and signed: Brussels city mark; I·V·LEEFDAEL

Dimensions

351.2 × 424.8 cm (138 1/4 × 167 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles J. Singer through the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

1890.8

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