Rug
ca. 1949 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Machine woven carpet, Axminster. Red field with polychrome decoration. There is a central indigo octagonal medallion with angel figures and flowering vines, the smaller centrepeice with human figures flanked by yellow open scrolling vine stripe and serrated leaves, open spandrels with sea dragons and large 'Viking' ships, in an indigo border of stylised birds and scrolling vines between hooked vine and minor stripes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine-woven carpet |
| Brief description | Rug, "Laxey Axminster", Celtic design with Viking ship by George Bain, made by Quayle & Tranter Ltd., Kidderminster, British, ca. 1949 |
| Physical description | Machine woven carpet, Axminster. Red field with polychrome decoration. There is a central indigo octagonal medallion with angel figures and flowering vines, the smaller centrepeice with human figures flanked by yellow open scrolling vine stripe and serrated leaves, open spandrels with sea dragons and large 'Viking' ships, in an indigo border of stylised birds and scrolling vines between hooked vine and minor stripes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'This is a Laxey Axminster rug made in Kidderminster by Quayle & Tranter Ltd
Makers of fine Axminsters' (Woven label on the back of the carpet; the logo indicates that it is a product of a member of The Federation of British Carpet Manufacturers.) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1995/987. |
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| Bibliographic reference | See: 'Celtic Art and Methods of Construction' by George Bain |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.579-1995 |
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| Record created | September 22, 2004 |
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