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1tapestry — tapestrylike, adj. /tap euh stree/, n., pl. tapestries, v., tapestried, tapestrying. n. 1. a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture… …
2New World Tapestry — The New World Tapestry is the largest stitched embroidery in the world,[1] larger than the Bayeux Tapestry. It depicts English colonisation attempts in Newfoundland, North America, the Guyanas and Bermuda between the years 1583 and 1642, when the …
3Mortlake Tapestry Works — were established alongside the River Thames at Mortlake, then outside, but near west London in 1619 by Sir Francis Crane. Contents 1 Royal Patronage 2 The Tapestries 2.1 Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight …
4Mille-fleur — Tapestry The Triumph of Death, or the Three Fates with a typical mille fleurs background, Flemish, c. 1510 20. Mille fleurs (French), also in English millefleur or mille fleur literally means thousand flowers and refers to a background made of… …
5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
6painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
7William Morris — For other people named William Morris, see William Morris (disambiguation). William Morris William Morris by George Frederic Watts, 1870 Born 24 March 18 …
8Morris & Co. — A Morris Co. stained glass window to a design by Edward Burne Jones installed in Malmesbury Abbey. The window shows characteristic themes based on Arthurian legends. This article is about the decorative arts firm. For the Chicago meatpacking… …
9France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
10Gobelins Manufactory — For other uses, see Gobelins (disambiguation). Manufacture des Gobelins, Paris. The Manufacture des Gobelins is a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins métro station in the XIIIe… …