tapestries
Loom-made wall art
Tapestries is the plural of tapestry—a heavy textile with woven designs, traditionally hung on walls or used as furnishing.
Tapestries often depict scenes, figures, or patterns: The medieval tapestries showed hunting scenes.
Figuratively, tapestry describes anything richly interwoven: the tapestry of urban life, a tapestry of cultures.
Norman town, famous needlework
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
- muralWall-applied artwork
- hangingExecution by noose
- mountedFixed in position
display · unicorn · verdure · heraldic · altar · ceremonial · château · palatial
For beauty, not function
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- regalOf or befitting royalty
- elaborateComplex and detailed
ornate · embellished · fringed · bordered · gilded · rich · plush · opulent
Laced through one another
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- fabricWoven or knit material
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
interconnected · layered · rich · complex · multifaceted · textured · narrative · cultural
Bayeux
Norman town, famous needlework
mounted · display · unicorn · verdure · heraldic · altar · ceremonial · château · palatial · grand
woven
Interlaced on loom
weft · yarn · fabric · brocade · damask · silk · wool · cotton · linen · jacquard
ornamental
For beauty, not function
elaborate · ornate · embellished · fringed · bordered · gilded · rich · plush · opulent · adornment
interwoven
Laced through one another
patchwork · interconnected · layered · rich · complex · multifaceted · textured · narrative · cultural · life
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
mythology · biblical · historical · legendary · heroic · symbolic · figurative · chronicle · saga · conquest
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- folk artsamplers, weathervanes, whirligigs, folk traditions, beadwork
- Medieval artifactsmanuscripts, chalices, illuminated texts, ivories, scrolls
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
tapestriespaintings
Pictures made with pigment
prints · photographs · frescoes · murals · oil paintings
tapestriesbare walls
Unadorned vertical surfaces
blank canvas · whitewash · muslin · burlap · canvas
- medieval tapestriesWoven pictorial wall cloths