tapestry
textile artwork, traditionally woven on a vertical loom using tapestry weaving techniques, sometimes embellished with embroidery or paint
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Summary
tapestry is a type of arts[1]. tapestry draws 6,010 Wikipedia views per month (type of arts category, ranking #13 of 31).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: art style[3]
- Subclass of: textile artwork[4], textile[5], two-dimensional visual artwork[6]
- Commons category: Tapestry[7]
- Inception: 1850[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tapestries[9]
- Described by source: Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[15]
- Fabrication method: tapestry weave[16]
- Practiced by: tapissier[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[18]
- Model item: The Last Supper[19]
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Influence
Things named for tapestry include Conus textile[20], a taxon[21].
Why It Matters
tapestry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] tapestry is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for tapestry include Conus textile[20], a taxon[21].