The Unicorn in the Garden

After the tapestry: The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505

A unicorn in a round fence under a pomegranate tree, on a ground of hundreds of flowers. Stitching after a woven work — a busy, speckled background.

Size: 140 × 200 stitches; on 14-count: 25.4 × 36.3 cm, on 18-count: 19.8 × 28.2 cm
Threads: 23 DMC colours, full crosses only
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 467642 — the work on the museum site
Licence: Chart — © 2026 Crossette, CC BY 4.0: free to stitch, print and share with a link to crossette.org. The original is in the public domain (CC0); the museum image comes from its open collection.

PDF to print · 661 KB OXS for software · 1.1 MB

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