Washing Day at the Mill Italian Wall Tapestry SIZE:65"W x 45"H Women of color banded together

Women of color banded together in a rainbow of colors standing

The music comes alive as jazz musicians play in profile against a cityscape

tapestries were very often woven with those scenes

An artistic close up depiction of tropical leaves in blues

depicts a serene unicorn

Washing Day at the Mill Italian Wall Tapestry SIZE:65"W x 45"H Women of color banded togetherThis is an Italian jacquard woven wall tapestry. This tapestry is a rendering of one of a series painted by Francois Boucher (1703 1770), and shows women washing clothes by a lake, a typical pastoral activity that was popular in the Rococo era. Boucher was a French painter in the Rococo style, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and