Lady and the Unicorn Taste Belgian Wall Tapestry 60-69 Inches Wide From Les Heures Du Jour

From Les Heures Du Jour (Hours of the Day) series

Proud and strong buffalo are surrounded by rustic images and a tree bark border

Based on a classic painting by Edmund Blair Leighton entitled 'The Accolade'

After a set of large tapestries drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895)

The unicorn (representing purity) is attached by a golden chain to a pomegranate tree (fertility)

Lady and the Unicorn Taste Belgian Wall Tapestry 60-69 Inches Wide From Les Heures Du JourThis Belgian tapestry is one of the six tapestries in the Lady and the Unicorn series. This tapestry represents the sense of taste. The lady is taking a candy from a dish held by a maidservant. Her eyes are on a parrot on her upheld left hand. The lion and the unicorn are both on their back feet reaching up to pennants that frame the lady on either side. The monkey is at her feet, eating one of the candies.