19th Century French Countryside Scene Tapestry 4'4 x 9'4

The Boar Hunt, two huntsmen riding through the forest following a pack of hunting dogs of which one has injured a paw, chasing a wild boar. The countryside has water flowing thru and...

A graceful verdure tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson; one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in France. In this period landscapes with trees, bird...

Antique French Forest scene tapestry, circa 1880, 4'6 x 10'. An antique French fine hand-loomed tapestry, circa 1880. A forest scene, with trees and foliage surrounded by a floral bo...

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike cloth weaving where both the warp and the weft threads may be visible. In tapestry weaving, weft yarns are typically discontinuous; the artisan interlaces each colored weft back and forth in its own small pattern area. It is a plain weft-faced weave having weft threads of different colors worked over portions of the warp to form the design. Most weavers use a natural warp thread, such as wool, linen or cotton. The weft threads are usually wool or cotton but may include silk, gold, silver, or other alternatives. The success of decorative tapestry can be partially explained by its portability (Le Corbusier once called tapestries...