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Carpet
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Carpet
- Place of origin:
China (made)
- Date:
18th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Knotted woollen pile on cotton warp
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr W. F. Collins
- Museum number:
T.255-1926
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Carpet, knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has a pattern of scrolling stems and blossoms on a yellow ground. All round runs a narrow border with a fret pattern.
Warp 2-ply white cotton: 11 to an inch, Weft 2-fold white wool, 2 shoots after each row of knots. Knots of selina wool, 4 to an inch of warp, 21 to the square inch. Selvedge: a pair of extra warp-threads is woven on to the outer two warp-threads with white cotton.
Colours: yellow, green, brick-red, black, light red, light purple, blue and white. The black has perished to a great extent, all colours but blue faded.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
18th century (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Knotted woollen pile on cotton warp
Dimensions
Length: 153 cm, Width: 28 cm
Object history note
Registered File number 1926/9644.
Descriptive line
Carpet, knotted woollen pile on cotton warp, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Materials
Wool yarn; Cotton yarn
Techniques
Knotted pile
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Frets (patterns)
Categories
Textiles; Floor coverings
Collection code
EAS
