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The American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) is an association of a broad range of tapestry enthusiasts. ATA was founded in the United States in 1982. It provides educational programs, exhibition opportunities, and a variety of awards for tapestry artists. In addition, ATA publishes a quarterly journal, Tapestry Topics. [1]
Tapestry, Inc. is an American multinational fashion holding company. It is based in New York City and is the parent company of three major brands: Coach New York, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman. Originally named Coach, Inc., the business changed its name to Tapestry on October 31, 2017. [4]
The word tapestry derives from Old French tapisserie, from tapisser, [9] meaning "to cover with heavy fabric, to carpet", in turn from tapis, "heavy fabric", via Latin tapes (gen: tapetis), [10] which is the Latinisation of the Greek τάπης (tapēs; gen: τάπητος, tapētos), "carpet, rug". [11]
The Royal Tapestry Factory (Spanish: Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara) is a factory making tapestries in Madrid, Spain, which was founded in 1720 and is still in operation. History [ edit ]
In 1980 a study of the tapestry revealed that the border had been stitched to the tapestry and not woven with it; this meant that the centre of the tapestry was older, revealing that the Warwickshire map dated from the 16th century and so was the only one of the original four tapestries which was still complete. [18]
In 1780 the supply of tapestries came to an abrupt halt. The war that the crown had waged with England to recover Gibraltar had caused serious damage to the kingdom's economy and unnecessary expenses had to be eliminated. Charles III temporarily suppressed the Royal Tapestry Factory, and Goya had to work in the private sector. [83]
"The Unicorn Rests in a Garden," also called "The Unicorn in Captivity," is the best-known of the Unicorn Tapestries. [1]The Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn (French: La Chasse à la licorne) is a series of seven tapestries made in the South Netherlands around 1495–1505, and now in The Cloisters in New York.