Inspired from a tapestry by William Morris (1836-1896), famous British artist and designer, woven in 1980. This scene symbolizes the Quest for the Unicorn by King Arthur's legendary twenty-four knights. The Lion represents the most courageous knights.

The original of this jacquard tapestry pillow cover, The Knight, or Le Chevalier, was woven in Arras (Flanders) at the end of the 15th century and now resides in the Montecut House in Great-Britain. The tapestry represents the knight Jean de Daillon, bearing the wolf banner, on a floral background. Jean de Daillon was officer and adviser to France's King Charles, the VIII. Being with Joan of Arc when taking Orleans made his fame.

A knight was a gentleman soldier or member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe. In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent (e.g. French chevalier and German Ritter) suggesting a connection to the knight's mode of transport. Since antiquity, a position of honor and prestige has been held by mounted warriors such as the Greek hippeus, the Roman eques, and knighthood in the Middle Ages was inextricably linked with horsemanship.