Woven heavy fabric/cloth displaying a design. Strings of yarns are either handwoven or machine woven (jacquard loom) bringing together a desired design. Similar to embroidery yet different in that embroidery is actually sewing a design on top of a piece of fabric, where as with tapestry weaving, the design is created as the yarns are interwoven and becomes one continuous piece. If you look at a woven throw blanket and see the design, you will see that all strings of yarn forming the design.
Adoration of the Magi - tapestry - was created in 1890.
Click the link below. You will see a reproduction, true color(!) and the fact that it is an oil painting, not a tapestry.
To find the age and value of an old tapestry, consult an appraiser. An antique collectible may also be able to help you find this information.
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There are two probable places where it is most likely to have been made. The first is Winchester which was renowned for its needlework. Winchester was an important city at the time of the Norman invasion with a newly enlarged royal residence and the royal treasury was also based at Winchester. The second is Canterbury, famous for its cathedral and it was also known to have a famous school of tapestry which used a style of work very similar to that found on the Bayeux tapestry. The plans, designs and scenes for the Bayeux Tapestry would have first been approved by Bishop Odo.
The word arras means a tapestry, usually on the wall or used as a screen or curtain.
The Bayeux Tapestry, in actuality is not a tapestry at all, but rather an embroidered piece of cloth. It is approximately 250 feet in length and depicts events that led up to the Norman conquest of England.
A tapestry is a piece of woven work, the bio tapestry was not woven therefore it can't be a tapestry and instead is a embroidery.
An example of a medieval tapestry is the Bayeux tapestry, which was all about the battle of hastings
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That depends on which tapestry. I'm going to guess you're asking about the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Sinai Tapestry was created in 1977.
Chuang Tapestry was created in 1959.
A Tapestry of Carols was created in 1987.
Beauvais tapestry was created in 1664.
Soulful Tapestry was created in 1971.
The Bayeux Tapestry