Textiles and Dress

Baldishol Tapestry

The Baldishol Tapestry is one of the oldest known surviving tapestries in Norway, and among the oldest in Europe. It is believed to have been produced between 1040 and 1190. It was discovered in Norway in 1879. It is part of the collection of the National Museum in Oslo. Tapestries of this type were popular in Norway from the Saga Age up until the 1600s.

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See also

• ▸Doddridge County, West Virginia
• ▸Byzantine Empire under the Amorian dynasty
• ▸Belly chain

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