19th Century Aubusson Tapestry, Handmade, Ivory, Taupe, Cream

The Aubusson tapestry manufacture of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry. Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France, may have developed from looms in isolated family workshops established by Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century. Typically, Aubusson tapestries depended on engravings as a design source or the full-scale cartoons from which the low-warp tapestry-weavers worked. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...

A handwoven Brussels tapestry of dancing peasants in a field with a boy playing jump rope and another with a bow and arrow. The foreground shows lush trees and scenery. The border c...

An Aubusson, circa 1850 tapestry, in soft colors, depicting a typical country scene, with wild birds and trees, with a country house in the background. All surrounded by a wonderful ...

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...