Hanging the Troy Tapestry | Time-Lapse

The Tudors loved how tapestries could tell stories at a monumental scale within
their palaces. Pliable and portable, these massive textiles woven in the Southern
Netherlands clothed bare walls, bringing insulation, texture, and color to royal and
noble homes. Keeping up with the movement of the court, the staff of the Great
Wardrobe—a royal department responsible for furnishings—continuously installed
and deinstalled tapestries. These great wool and silk images shifted between
different palaces, rolled up and transported by horse and cart. Watch The Met’s
Textile Conservators install a tapestry depicting the Trojans preparing for war, from
the Story of Troy series, likely originally owned by Henry VII.

Featured Artwork:
Andromache and Priam urging Hector not to go to war, from an eleven-
piece set of the Story of Troy, designed by the Coëtivy Master (French, active ca. 1455-
75), probably Brussels, before 1488. Wool (warp), wool, silk (wefts), 190 x 104 in.
(482.6 x 264.2 cm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1939
(39.74)

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[LusiaX]

What a beautiful pice. Wish I could see it up close, like the guys on the lift thingy.

[lfeb]

Why so many people involved that aren't doing anything? Can I have the job of watching on the sidelines?

[francoisecollaud]

Mais…si on pouvait REGARDER cette tapisserie? On la voit à peine…😕