3891 Le Pressoir                    3891 La Cueillette
3' 2" x 2' 10"                            3' 2" x 2' 6"
4' 4" x 3' 8"                               4' 4" x 3' 4"

High-warp French tapestry, later half of the 15th century. Cluny Museum.
In the Middle Ages, tapestries were almost exclusively intended for the lords, yet they sometimes pictured scenes from everyday life. The artist has set the tapestry against a flower-dotted background; it exalts the work on the vine. While the workers are busy around the vines, the elegant people do not scorn tasting the juice of the first grapes.