Reunited at last: The Aubusson Moria Gate tapestry
10 November 2021 | Beyond Bree, November, 2021, 6
On Friday October 22nd 2021, Moria Gate, the latest Aubusson Tapestry, was presented to the public in the presence of Christopher Tolkien’s widow, Baillie Tolkien. It is the 12th in an ongoing series which will contain at least 16 pieces, one of which is a Númenórean carpet.
Commenting on the tapestry, Baillie expressed her delight at seeing the piece whole, as it officially reunited for the first time two previously separate sections of the artwork which, at one time, [had] been thought to be separate.…
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