William Morris Red Small French Table Runner SIZE:14"W x 33"H This Belgian jacquard tapestry

This Belgian jacquard tapestry

From an 18th century painting by Francesco Guardi detailing men hauling goods into port

by Jean Pillement

was taken from the Spaniards by the French during the reign of King Louis XIV

The use of widely varying colors: crimsons

William Morris Red Small French Table Runner SIZE:14"W x 33"H This Belgian jacquard 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