Black Family Tapestry

"The tapestry looked immensely old; it was faded and looked as though Doxys had gnawed it in places. Nevertheless, the golden thread with which it was embroidered still glinted brightly enough to show them a sprawling family tree dating back (as far as Harry could tell) to the Middle Ages. Large words at the very top of the tapestry read: The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black 'Toujours pur'"

The Black family had a tapestry depicting their family tree. It was most likely made in the thirteenth century, presumably by the early members of the family, containing family members dating back to the Middle Ages. The tree contained the name and respective dates of the family members inside small pieces of parchment, as well as a small image of the Blacks by birth (not of the Blacks by marriage). Disowned members of the family had their images burned off the tapestry and their decendant's, husband's or wife's names were not included on the tapestry.

Creation
The Black family tree tapestry was created circa the 13th century and was presumably passed down the subsequent generations of Blacks, as it found its place at 12 Grimmauld Place in the late twentieth century.

Walburga Black
During the mid-twentieth century, Walburga Black was in charge of blasting off the tapestry the images of the disowned members of the family. In around 1975, she burned her elder son's name, as well as her own brother's for giving Sirius a "decent amount of gold" after he ran away from home.