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Original description of the Masters of the Spirit Tapestry.

Tapestry Gobelin tapestry stitch (3.35m x 4.75m, first production of a design by E.O.D.V Guillonnet. Theme:   Masters of the Spirit (arts) Date of Acquisition:   1969 Source of Funds:   Donated by the late Mr. P.A. Woodward Provenance:   Purchased from:   M. Antoine Behna   Prefonds   Presly, Cher   France

Text   "Les lettres servent d'ornement dans la prosperite et de consolation dans le malheur"   "The letters serve as ornament in prosperity and consolation in misfortune"

Signatures   E.O.D.V. Guillonnet, (creator of the design sketch) J. Cochery (workshop head at the Gobelin tapestry works

Description The weaver was apparently a 68 year old man. (The tapestry is signed Roland, 1954). He suffered a 'stroke' part way through the work resulting in the much inferior craftsmanship on the right hand side of the tapestry.