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Tapesar, -er, Tapiser, Tapister, n. Also: tapesair, tapesser, tapes(s)char, tapescher, tapeseir, tapisare, -schare, -scher(e, tapissar, tapiȝar, tappisser, tapyser, tapyschare, tapassar, tapistere, tapester, -our, tapistier, tapestrier, teppesar, tepestar. [ME and e.M.E. tapycer, taphiser (both Chaucer), tapesere (Wyclif), tapisser (1459), tapster (1472-3), tapister (1594), AF tapicer, OF tapicier, F. tapissier; Tapeis n.] One who is responsible for making, maintaining, hanging or attaching decorated cloths, hangings and tapestries.(a) 1537 Treas. Acc. VI 338.
Blak dammas … deliverit to the tapesar for the kingis lettacamp 1537–8 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 226.
For vi pairs bandis to the tapyseris hous with ring and rois 1537–8 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 222.
Tapiser 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 88.
For ane hors vage feit be the tapisare to turs twa welvot charis fra Linlithgow to Striveling 1540 Treas. Acc. VII 304.
Gevin to the tapesar for dichting and grathing of the tapeschery 1540 Misc. Hist. Soc. X 50.
Tapassar 1565 Edinb. Old Acc. I 51.
Tapesser 1566 Treas. Acc. MS 61.
Tapeser 1582 Reg. Privy S. VIII 132/2.
[Appointment of George Strauchan] broudster [as King's] tapiser [for life, with a yearly fee of £40] 1585 Treas. Acc. MS 111b.
To … his maiesties tapesair for … the hinging and vpsetting of his maiesties tapestrie 1589 Exch. R. XXII 32.
Patrik Rutherfurd, aid in the lardiner … Alexander Dungalsoun, aid to the tapeseir 1590 Treas. Acc. MS 198b.
Tappisser 1597 Exch. R. XXIII 213.
Tapissar(b) 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 392.
Grene sewing silk … to the said bed … deliverit to the said tapischere 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 89.
Tapyschare 1538–9 Treas. Acc. VII 137.
To the tapischare to pay ane wricht for ane liticamp bed to thame to turs about with the quenys grace 1541–2 Treas. Acc. VIII 63.
Gevin to the tapescher for ane stekit matt to hir 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII 142.
Gevin to the tapischare for ane palȝeat of canves to lay the effesy un 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII 146.
Deliverit to the tapesschar … for the fassioun of the saidis four covertouris 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII 90.
Tapischer 1550 Treas. Acc. IX 426.
To the tapiȝar … for his lauboures upoun curtingis of dalmes 1560 Treas. Acc. XI 25.
Item, to La tapeschar 1561 Treas. Acc. XI 66.
xxvj elnis ij quarteris of Pareis grene, deliverit to the tapeschar to be ane cabinnet to the quenis chalmer in Halierudehous(c) 1537 Treas. Acc. VI 329.
To the teppesar of the kingis … tua steikis Melane fustiane … vij li. x s.(d) 1536 Treas. Acc. VI 458.
Gevin to William Hebbe, tapister, for the making and fassis of ane lyar and cussingis 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 393.
For x dowbill hankis sewing gold to browder the said bed and deliverit to the tapistere 1590 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 395.
Gevin to the tapestour for hynging … the tapestrie 1598–9 Exch. R. XXIII 278.
Tapistier(e) a1578 Pitsc. I 354/4.
All cuning craftismen … smythis, harneis makeris, tepestaris [1728 tapesters] [etc.](f) 1590 Hay Post-Ref. Ch. Archit. 221-2.
[For the services of] the tapestriers in the yle [aisle] of the kirk at the hynging of the tapestrie 1610 Edinb. Test. Index II 388.
George Strachan, tapestrier to his majesty