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The Lady and the Unicorn Stole
CH100357
This stole features a detail from the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestry on display at the Musée de Cluny.
Tapestry "Lady of the Unicorn" ( circa 1490 ) Paris Musée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes de Cluny
A splendid vermeil-red background forms the decor of each of the Lady of the Unicorn tapestries. This famous tapestry, commissioned by Jean Le Viste, a member of a wealthy Lyonnais family, is one of the museum's masterpieces of weaving. The six tapestries illustrate the five senses through sumptuously adorned young women. The scenes are set against a scattering of cut millefleurs, like bouquets thrown on the ground in front of processions or in noble homes. Presented like a herbarium, these simple flowers, which include mint, daisy, violet, carnation and periwinkle, evoke the domestic and courtly gardens of the late Middle Ages.
Finishing: Hand-rolled hem. Hand-rolled hemming is a refined hemming technique based on the skills of hand sewing. The craft of hand-rolling, once widespread in France, is now disappearing. Only a few well-known brands still practice it.
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