from the unicorn tapestries

The Unicorn Rests
in a Garden

the medieval artwork behind the unicorn of uniswap

$UNICORN · robinhood chain

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, a medieval tapestry of a white unicorn resting inside a circular wooden fence, surrounded by a dark field of a thousand flowers — circa 1500 ad. the cloisters, the metropolitan museum of art.

the lore

circa 1500 ad, weavers in the south netherlands made seven tapestries known as the unicorn tapestries. the seventh is called "the unicorn rests in a garden."

this artwork was subtly woven into uniswap's identity. no announcement. most people at uniswap didn't even know until someone told them in their first week. but with a keen eye you can see its imagery and themes across the entire brand.

the unicorn symbolizes uniswap, a steward over the onchain economy. the endless fields of flowers and wildlife symbolize tokenized value.

the originals hang at the cloisters, the medieval branch of the met. this one rests in its garden on robinhood chain.

the record

straight from niko at uniswap:

tweet by @saintniko explaining the unicorn tapestries as uniswap lore, shown next to the tapestry

@saintniko on the tapestry behind the brand ↗

tweet by @saintniko linking the unicorn tapestries page at the metropolitan museum of art

@saintniko linking the met collection ↗

the moving picture

provenance

contract: 0xfc333fb0bbd8473162928bf6f2b280db6541b5f6
chain: robinhood chain
venue: pools.trade
the artwork: the unicorn tapestries, the met

enter the garden