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Canvas Tapestries

1850?  FS Canvas Tapestry.  Presumably made in Aubusson, France.  17” x 16.5”.  Source unknown.

This well-worn piece still has a recognizable scene, with the fox lapping up his thin soup while the frustrated stork looks on, perhaps already planning some payback.  Would a piece like this have covered a chair or pillow?  Is it, as I believe, deeply worn?

 

2000?    Three fable canvas tapestries.  7¾" x 17½".  FC, LM, and WL.  $26.73 from "Une madeleine de Proust," Villennes-sur-Seine, France, through Etsy, Oct., '22.

Three delightful presentations!  I wonder if the maker had patterns to work from or perhaps a book illustration.  In any case, the maker chose lively scenes!  Now, three years later, we have our answer.  See the patterns under "Margot de Paris Needlepoint Patterns."