OK Thank you

Dear Philip,

You have a lovely 19th century, hand-woven tapestry, likely of French production but possibly Belgium. I see that there is some pulling of the threads which does affect the value somewhat, being said, I'd still expect this panel to being between $400 and $600USD at auction. If you have any follow-up questions, I am at your service.

Kindest Regards,

Erin-Marie

What do the words on the tapestry say or what language

Dear Phillip,

Do you think you could upload an image of each word from a closer view that what you have already provided, I have a couple of hunches but wasn't able to confirm as the letters blend so well with the colors of the surrounding areas.

Sincerely,

Erin-Marie

yes i will and thank you

Thank you Phillip,

My feeling is that we are looking at Latin woven by those who do not understand Latin. What I have been trying to do, albeit without as much success as I'd like is decipher the 'story' of your tapestry. I am sure this illustrates a historical or biblical story, as most do, but yours has been hard to decipher.

Because tapestries are made using a cartoon (ask if you have any questions about this team in conjunction with tapestry) it is likely there are additional examples and the theme would have been a traditional story.

Your thoughts?

Sincerely,

Erin-Marie

... one more point... it is likely part of a set which in full, illustrates a story, so we are only seeing a "chapter" of the whole.

I felt it may be older, because of the hat she wears and the 2 mens shoes being from around the 15th century.....I think