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		<title>Most recent Things tagged with tapestry</title>
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    	<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 13:54:56 GMT</pubDate>
    	
    	
 		
 			
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         		<title>Tapestry</title>
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	                Image: Harvard Art Museum

This tapestry was designed between 1922 and 1923. It is made from cotton, wool, and linen fibers. It is on display at the Harvard Art Museum.

Source:
Harvard Art Museum
[url]http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/collections/objectDetail.smvc?sqNum=0[/url]
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	                Image: Christopher Farr

This handwoven tapestry is from a design from 1926. The original design  can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Source:
Christopher Farr
[url]http://www.christopherfarr.com/stolzl_tapestry.htm[/url]
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         		<title>The Woodpecker</title>
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	                Image: William Morris Gallery

This tapestry was woven in 1885. It is one of the few that was designed entirely by William Morris, as most other tapestries were collaborations between the artists at Morris and Co. This particular tapestry was shown at the first exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888. 
The text that is on the tapestry refers to a legend about Picus, in particular the one tecounted by the Latin poet Ovid. Picus was an Italian king who was turned into a woodpecker by Circe. 
The text reads:
&#039; I once a king and chief
Now am the tree bark&#039;s thief
Ever &#039;twixt trunk and leaf
chasing prey.&#039;

Source:
William Morris Gallery
[url]http://www1.walthamforest.gov.uk/wmg/selecta.htm[/url]

For more on the legend try:
Encyclopedia Mythica
[url]http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/picus.html[/url]
Godchecker
[url]http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/roman-mythology.php?deity=PICUS[/url]
Book 14 of Ovid&#039;s Metamorpheses
[url]http://books.google.com/books?id=6NdpGHErhucC&amp;dq=Ovid&#039;s+Metamorpheses&amp;pg=PP1&amp;ots=PbjZCxebHT&amp;sig=XugqjW0ntnWAPZZfNg3-bwTykbs&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=result[/url]
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         		<title>Holy Grail Tapestry</title>
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	                Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

This tapestry, which is known as &#034;The Arming and Departure of the Knights&#034;, was one of three woven tapestried from 1895-96. They were woven for the drawing room of Compton Hall which was the home of LAurence Hodson&#039;s located near Wolverhampton. Though the artist insisted that the costumes of the figures were not meant to reflect any particular period, the costumes closely resemble clothing from the 12th century. This tapestry, like many others, was a collaborative piece by J.H. Dearle, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and William Morris.

Source:
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
[url]http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1907M129[/url]
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