By the late sixteenth century, tapissier had the additional meaning of anyone who repaired the upholstery on chairs, curtains, hangings, as well as those who set up the stiff, elaborate hangings on formal beds, including state beds.
Source: SWAIN, Margaret (1986). Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots, Marlborough: Crowood Press (Ebook page 37).
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