Vintage “The Lady and the Unicorn” Tapestry

A lovely vintage tapestry after the famous “The Lady and the Unicorn” complete with rod and brass acorn finials.

The tapestries were rediscovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle (owned at the time by the subprefect of the Creuse) where they had been suffering damage from improper storage. In 1844, the novelist George Sand saw them and brought public attention to the tapestries in her works at the time (most notably in her novel Jeanne), in which she correctly dated them to the end of the 15th century, using the ladies' costumes for reference.

• 93cmL x 66cmH