Fine Antique 18th Century French Verdure Tapestry 8’6” x 11’2”

Fine Antique French Tapestry 18th Century 8’7" x 11’4".

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...

Against a straw sky a peasant woman walks to the left, passing before a summer foliage, double trunk tree, with green-leafed plants in the foreground and rustic buildings toward the ...

Antique French Tapestry 7’11” x 10’4”.

77764, antique French Verdure tapestry. This hand-woven antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. ...

18th century Verdure tapestry measuring approximately 8 by 10 feet. Originally made popular in French courts in the 1600’s They were very popular in the French courts. This example ...

78831 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, 06'10 x 09'08. Woven in the storied ateliers of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this handwoven wool and silk ...

18th Century French Verdure Tapestry ( 9'8" x 10'4" - 295 x 315 ) French Verdure Tapestry, Probably Beauvais Linen warps, wool pattern wefts, tapestry weave, Width 9.8 by Length 10.4...