1 x 1 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion 79198

79198 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion, 01'04 x 01'05 x 00'05.

Like a whispered memory from a pastoral dream, this handwoven wool French Aubusson tapestry cushion from the Late 19th Century evokes the tender elegance of a bygone era. Woven with delicate precision, it captures a scene of bucolic gracea young maiden poised beside a garden fountain, a copper vessel in her hand, and a garland of blooms nestled in her apron. Her expression is serene, her gesture gentle, as though caught in a moment of quiet reverie amidst the dappled sunlight of an idyllic countryside. The scene unfolds like a romantic vignette, recalling the theatrical charm of Rococo fetes champetres once painted by Francois Boucher and echoed in thread by the master weavers of Aubusson.

Surrounded by a gilded scrollwork cartouche and garlands of blushing roses and wild blossoms, the composition blooms with color softened by timerose madder, celadon,