[Sidenote:
_Wool._
H. 9 _ft._ 7 _in._
W. 7 _ft._ 9 _in._
]
VERDURE: _Large scrolling leaves, bluish-green, with bunches of fruit and
flowers and small finches. Wide border of fruit and flowers._
Verdures of this type were very much in demand in the Renaissance period.
They are typical of the decorative manner of the time and one of its
finest inventions.
[Sidenote: Lent by _Dikran K. Kelekian_.]
The heavy, simple leaves are often too obvious and too readily explored
for the best tapestry decoration; but in this piece the beautifully drawn
birds provide delicacy and interest of detail.
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