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Preferred term

Tapestry  

Definition

  • Heavy wall hangings or other textiles characterized by ornamental or pictorial designs and woven by a process that differs from cloth-weaving in that the weft travels only to the warp at the edge of a particular color or pattern in the design, rather than traveling from edge to edge of the entire piece of fabric [AAT]

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Entry terms

  • ARRAS
  • TAPESTRIES

Notation

  • 119987

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SWJ2MHR4-2

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