Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
tapestry
References & Edit History Related Topics
Images
La Dame à la licorne Pre-Columbian tapestry Chinese kesi German tapestry tapestry: The Unicorn Crosses a Stream Devonshire Hunting Tapestries Mazarin Tapestry tapestry: The Unicorn Is Killed and Brought to the Castle Bernard van Orley: The Capture of Francis I tapestry with grotesques
At a Glance
Devonshire Hunting Tapestries
tapestry summary
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Britannica Websites
Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
La Dame à la licorne
La Dame à la licorne La Dame à la licorne (“The Lady and the Unicorn”), one of the six pieces of the tapestry, Loire workshop, late 15th century; in the National Museum of the Middle Ages, Paris.

tapestry

Written by
Madeleine Jarry
Principal Inspector, Mobilier National (state furniture collection); National Factories of Gobelins and Beauvais (tapestry); and of the Savonnerie (carpet factory),...
Madeleine Jarry
Fact-checked by
Britannica Editors
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
Britannica Editors
History

tapestry, woven decorative fabric, the design of which is built up in the course of weaving. Broadly, the name has been used for almost any heavy material, handwoven, machine woven, or even embroidered, used to cover furniture, walls, or floors or for the decoration of clothing. Since the 18th and 19th centuries, however, the technical definition of tapestry has been narrowed to include only heavy, reversible, patterned or figured handwoven textiles, usually in the form...

Discover the world with Britannica

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Free Trial | No Ads | Exclusive Content
Explore Subscriptions
DNA
Right
Mobile