Wall hanging fragment

After a composition by Daniel Marot the Elder French

first quarter 18th century

Not on view

See 34.94.2 for another piece of same wall hanging, derived from a popular textile design by Daniel Marot from ca. 1712. Marot, court architect to William III, greatly influenced the decorative arts in the Netherlands at this time; his publication from 1702–1715 of several series of ornamental designs contributed to the popularization of the Louis XIV style in the Netherlands.

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Provenance

Title: Wall hanging fragment
Artist: After a composition by Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
Date: first quarter 18th century
Culture: Northern Dutch
Medium: Leather, embossed, "gilded", and polychromed
Dimensions: 23 3/4 × 18 in. (60.3 × 45.7 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork
Credit Line: Gift of Lady Fitch, 1934
Object Number: 34.94.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Wall hanging fragment, Daniel Marot the Elder French, Leather, embossed, "gilded", and polychromed, Northern Dutch — Wall hanging fragment
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