Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers, 11th–12th century, Eastern Central Asia. Silk tapestry; 21 x 13 in. (53.3 x 33 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1987 (1987.275) The treatment of both the dragon and the background of this...

A French allegorical tapestry. Paris, mid-17th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Woven in silks and wools, depicting 'March' from the series 'Les Mois de Lucas', with fishermen in a river by a town, courtly-dressed figures walking across a...