American Wall Tapestry
A tapestry adds colors, warmth to your home. Tapestries are the part of American history, can be seen in 17th and 18th century. They has a ability to suit any home or era, this is the reason they are popular even today.
Tapestries first brought to America by European colonists. During this period America saw many other fashion imports from Europe. A European made work was often listed the most valued item, tapestries were used as a bed hanging or wall hanging. During this period best bed in house were decorated by huge and lavish tapestries.
America witnesses an unprecedented industrial development at the end of 19th century. Now wealthy America started to built new European style houses, this grand homes gave the much needed boost to tapestry industry. The focal point of George Washington Vanderbilt’s Biltmore were two massive tapestries of Vulcan and Venus. America with his newly acquired stature is ready to display it wealth.
Tapestry saw a second revival in the mid of 20th century where again the large walls were found decorated with lavish tapestries again. The flexibility of tapestries like in case of move out the wall tapestries could easily roll up and carried. It became an alternative to framed painting.
A second revival of tapestry art occurred in the mid 20th century when large walls found themselves decorated once again with tapestry hangings. As people moved from one area to another the flexibility a tapestry gave enabled it to be rolled up and re-homed in the new house. It became an alternative to framed paintings in a changing world and made art more accessible to the growing population.
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