Mortlake

England, United Kingdom

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Mortlake is a parish and historic village within the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. It is situated along the River Thames and is known as the finishing point for the annual University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge. The name "Mortlake" was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. In British English, "mortlake" can also refer to an oxbow lake.12

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tapestry
17th and 18th centuries
…factory of tapestry weaving at Mortlake near London. It was staffed by 50 Flemings. Philip de Maecht, a member of the famous late 16th- and 17th-century family of Dutch tapestry weavers, was brought from the de La Planche-Comans factory in Paris, where he had been the master weaver, to hold…
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…factory of tapestry weaving at Mortlake near London. It was staffed by 50 Flemings. Philip de Maecht, a member of the famous late 16th- and 17th-century family of Dutch tapestry weavers, was brought from the de La Planche-Comans factory in Paris, where he had been the master weaver, to hold…
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