L'ouie the Hearing French Cushion

This beautiful European jacquard woven tapestry cushion cover, L'ouie, or The Hearing, is an extract from the famous set of 6 medieval tapestries the Lady and the Unicorn, depicting the five senses, the sixth commonly considered to be a declaration of love. Woven in about 1511, they feature the arms of Jean le Viste and are now housed in the Cluny Museum, Paris. The background is done in the Mille-fleur style.