Woodpecker with Verse French Wall Tapestry Purple Featuring three clay urns on

Featuring three clay urns on a stone table in a rustic timeless wall tapestry

from realism to abstract

the lady is taking sweets from a dish held by a maidservant

It is expertly woven in Belgium using traditional techniques

This extract featuring the Cluny Tree

Woodpecker with Verse French Wall Tapestry Purple Featuring three clay urns onThe original Woodpecker with Verse was designed in 1885 by William Morris and was based on his poem about Picus, the Italian King who was transformed into a woodpecker in Ovids Metamorphoses, Book XIV. This classical work was the one of the most read books in the Middle Ages. This is an antique tapestry replica, woven in France! The wording on the top and bottom reads "I once a king and chief, now am the tree barks thief, ever twixt trunk and leaf,