DERBYSHIRE TAPESTRY. 95 



In the eighteenth century tapestry was made at Fulham, as 

 appears by " A Catalogue of the entire works of the Fulham 

 Manufactury" preserved in the Art Library of the South 

 Kensington Museum. They are summarized as " Beautiful 

 tapestry hangings, large and small carpets, screens, backs, and 

 seats for chairs, all finished in the highest perfection after the 

 manner of the Royal Manufacturies at Chaillot and the Goblins 

 at Paris, which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Ford, at his great 

 room in St. James', Haymarket, on Wednesday next, 30th April, 

 1755-" Several of the pieces are made by English Apprentices 

 instructed in this neiv estabhshment, brought into the kingdom 

 under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumber- 

 land. 



In the list we have : — 



No. 79. — "A picture of the King of France, most exquisitely 

 done in the manner of the Chaillot Tapestry Work, in a 

 frame and glass." 



No. 92. — '' A set of rich and beautiful Tapestry in the manner of 

 Gobelins, containing the five following pieces, viz. : — 



"A Flemish Feast^ 13 feet 6 inches wide." A fine old 

 hanging of a Flemish Feast is now in the possession 

 of F. Benthall, Esq., of Silsoe, Ampthill, Bedfordshire. 

 Can this be the piece ? 



" The Gypsies, 12 feet 4 inches wide." 



"Winter, 10 feet 8 inches wide." 



" A Fish Market, 8 feet 9 inches wide." 



" Cattle in a landscape, 14 feet 9 inches wide." 



All the rest of the weavings named are chiefly carpets and seats 

 for chairs. 



From this period until the reign of Her present Majesty, the 

 tapestry shuttle was quiet in England. The revival of the art was 

 attempted by the late Prince Consort, and several fine examples 

 emanated from his looms at Old Windsor. But that great man 

 was much in advance of his time. Art culture was greatly in 



