The Lady and the Unicorn Sense of Smell Tapestry Accessories_Purses purple and soft green

purple and soft green

Over sixty monuments are detailed in Monuments of Orkney

A beautifully crafted piece that celebrates Scotland

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In the foreground are many flowering plants including foxgloves

The Lady and the Unicorn Sense of Smell Tapestry Accessories_Purses purple and soft greenThe original Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries are the most celebrated set that have survived from the medieval period. They consist of six which can now be found in the Cluny Museum, Paris. These tapestries depict the five human senses and the sixth is called "To My Only Desire". This tapestry 'Sense of Smell'; shows the Lady smelling a flower, depicting the sense of smell. Note the`mille fleur' (thousand flowers) covered with tiny flowers, among which