Mortlake Tapestry Factory
Other Business Names:
- Crane, Sir Francis
- Mortlake Tapestry Factory
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Mortlake, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Tapestry production
Notes:
Established 1619 by Sir Francis Crane, c1579-1636, a courtier who was knighted in 1617. Produced especially fine tapestries made by Flemish weavers for sale to the very wealthy. In decline after Crane's death and closed 1703
Publications:
- Mortlake Tapestry Factory, 1619-1703 by Haynes, Alan
- Short Account of the Tapestry Works, Mortlake by Anderson, John E
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Crane, Sir Francis
- Mortlake Tapestry Factory
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Mortlake, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Tapestry production
Notes:
Established 1619 by Sir Francis Crane, c1579-1636, a courtier who was knighted in 1617. Produced especially fine tapestries made by Flemish weavers for sale to the very wealthy. In decline after Crane's death and closed 1703Publications:
- Mortlake Tapestry Factory, 1619-1703 by Haynes, Alan
- Short Account of the Tapestry Works, Mortlake by Anderson, John E