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Tapestry panel
Tapestry of a kermesse (village fete), woven at the Brussels workshop of Pieter Van den Hecke, mid-18th century. The design was based on the work of the Flemish painter, David Teniers (1610-90). Depicts villagers ('peasants') dancing to the music of a fiddler, and a couple in the foreground, and others to the right, dancing a la ronde.
The tapestry was owned by the Windsor-Clive family, and was probably brought to St Fagans Castle by Robert Windsor-Clive in about 1850.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F93.105.1
Creation/Production
Pieter Van den, Hecke
Date: 18th century (mid)
Acquisition
Purchase, 1993
Measurements
Height
(cm): 297
Width
(cm): 426
Material
wool (fabric)
linen (flax fabric)
Location
on wall (Castle, withdrawing room)
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