The Four Cardinal Virtues: Temperance, c. 1550/1600

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Medium

undyed wool warp, dyed wool and dyed silk

Dimensions

overall: 207 x 66 cm (81 1/2 x 26 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.20.5.b

Artists / Makers

Netherlandish 16th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

(Antique Rug Studios); sold 1915 to (French & Company, New York);[1] sold 1918 to the Mellon family; Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969]; gift of her estate 1970 to the NGA.

[1] French & Company stock sheet no. 2969 (French & Company Stock Sheets and Ledgers, Box 2, Getty Research Institute, copy NGA curatorial files)

Associated Names

Bruce Estate, Ailsa Mellon, Trustees of the
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
French & Company LLC