La Licorne Captive I French Pillow Cover SIZE:19"W x 19"H On the map

On the map

Claudius Ptolemy (top right)

Cheval Drape was woven in 1735 at the request of Philibert Orry who was the director general of the B√¢timents du Roi

The idea was to have a flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids which will help Netherlands as it is the world's largest exporter of flowers

Here we have a woven tapestry rendition of a painting by Bierdstadt of the California Sierra Nevada mountains that was originally painted in 1868

La Licorne Captive I French Pillow Cover SIZE:19"W x 19"H On the mapLa Licorne Captive I, is a European jacquard woven tapestry pillow cover. The art comes from a set of medieval tapestries called, Chasse a la Licorne, or The Hunt of the Unicorn.