William Morris Red Small French Table Runner Lake Como Tapestries The origins of this tapestry

The origins of this tapestry

No matter whether you perch this colorful tapestry pillow cover on your bed

chose to display the painting over the piano in their living room

Le Port De Toscane: the original tapestry was woven in Beauvais at the end of the 18th century & is now part of the Mobilier National collection

Guidoriccio da Fogliano rides his stallion during the siege at Montemassi

William Morris Red Small French Table Runner Lake Como Tapestries The origins of this tapestryThis jacquard table runner tapestry William Morris Red is woven on a red background. It is inspired from a William Morris embroidered panel done in 1898. This work portrays large acanthus leaves on a floral background. The symbolism of the acanthus leaf: as a perennial plant it represents enduring or recurring life. In ancient Greece, the acanthus leaf symbolized life emerging from death. As Christianity emerged and flourished, the meaning shifted to