[Sidenote:
_Wool and Silk._
H. 11 _ft._ 10 _in._
W. 11 _ft._
]
VERDURE WITH BEAR HUNT: _In a forest of large trees hunters shooting and
spearing bears. In place of a border, large columns at the sides with
floral garlands hung between them across the top._
The piece is a type of verdure, numbers of which with many variations were
produced in Flanders during the XVIIth century. It is one of a set of
five, and is a very strong, fresh example.
[Sidenote: Lent by _P. W. French & Company_.]
The substitution of massive columns for formal borders is characteristic
of the Baroque period and serves the better to adapt the tapestry to the
prevailing architecture.
[Sidenote: 44]