Victorian Themed Tapestry

I got this tapestry at a garage sale in rough shape. I was able to talk the price down to 15$. Once home, I soaked it and got it as clean as I could, I was afraid of ruining it.

I would like to know a little about it...what its worth if anything. Regardless, I love this tapestry.

 

Size matters and it's probably my eyes but I cannot make out anything but blurry brown shapes in the picture.

 

An evening ball in the woods.....it's lovely , but I can't tell what size it is , if it's a jacquard weave, what it's made of ....or nuthin.....so I can be of no help here.....
sorry !

 

Many of these tapestries came from Belgium or France. It may be stamped on the back somewhere.

I've always guestimated the time period to around WWI.

I got one at an estate sale once. Yellowed and reeked of smoke as many of these do.

It's a sturdy fabric and I had nothing to lose, so I put mine in the washing machine with Borax. I had an intermittent cycle on my old machine that I really miss. Hung it to dry, used a cool iron on the back.

The framed ones seem to sell better than the unframed.
Somewhere around 100 - 165. Depending on condition.

 

Hi,
Look at the back. if you see blocks of color you have a newer machine made item. If the back is like the front you have an older one.
greg

 

Thanks,
I'm at work now but will measure it and take a pic of the back when i get home.

 

I measured the tapestry and it measures 18"x52" and says Made in Belgium on the back.

 

I would have paid 15.00 too, I love tapestries old OR new

 

That is great to know, I just learned how to tell the old from the new

 

Just FYI -- This is not Victorian themed. Victorian is 19th century... the picture on this seems to be going for an 18th century theme.

 

Sorry...didnt mean to misrepresent anything...

 

Here's a large 56" x 20" vintage 1940s-1950s version of your tapestry. They are erroneous calling it a Victorian scene. The colors on it are too vivid for me.

http://ancientpoint.com/inf/12962-a...ictorian_scene_in_the_night_garden_56x20.html

and this one 30" x 20":
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Belgium-Wall-Hanging-Tapestry-Victorian-Style-/381135562131

and this one 49" x 15"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111512776964?rmvSB=true

--- Susan

 

No. If the back is like the front you have a handwoven one. If you see blocks of color, you have a jacquard-woven one. Neither determines age, unless by "age" you mean "before the jacquard loom was introduced in the early 19th century".

What OP has is a 1920s-30, jacquard woven, mass produced cotton tapestry manufactured in Belgium, with typical light fading. The theme is a 20th century fanciful idea of a late 18th century scene. Large, framed ones with unusual designs can go for over $50, but OP paid near retail for this.

 

I was wondering who would notice it was woven on a jacquard loom.....

 

No need to apologize... I was just being informative.