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Detail from The Unicorn is Found

Detail from The Unicorn is Found, 1495???1505
South Netherlandish
Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts; Overall: 12 ft. 1 in. x 12 ft. 5 in. (368.3 x 378.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. 1937 (37.80.2)

Salvia officinalis blooms to the right of the fountain basin in this detail from The Unicorn is Found. The flowers of common sage may vary in color from white or pink to a blue-purple.

See the Collection Database for an image of the tapestry as a whole.

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