Runners
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1950? Antique white needle lace table runner, possibly a Point de Venise style. “Fox and Goat” and perhaps FG? 56” x 16”. Unknown source.
Am I right in identifying “The Fox and the Goat” at the center? In the fable, there is not, I believe, a moment where they would be facing each other this way. Generally, the fox is already in the well when the goat comes by, and, when the fox escapes with the goat’s help, he leaves the goat behind in the well. Are those two mirror-image foxes on the edges looking at and longing for grapes? Click on the runner to see more detailed segments.
1980? Red and white runner featuring ten fable scenes. 44.5" x 14.5”. Source unknown.
This piece of cloth features two rows of distinctive fable scenes. One row features, from left to right, FC; "The Heron"; MM; TH; and WL. If we turn it over and again proceed from left to right, we have "The Secret"; CJ; FS; "The Hare and the Frogs"; and MSA. Some scenes are more skillfully rendered than others, but overall it is a lovely piece!
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1980? Red and white runner featuring fable figures. 8’ x 8.3”. Source unknown.
This long piece of cloth features three repeated fable scenes – WL; FC; and TH – in that order around a central scene of a wolf with a young woman carrying a pitcher. Red Riding Hood perhaps?
WL
FC
TH
Red Riding Hood?