Rug
1930s (made)
| Artist/Maker |
The flattened modernist spiral design may have been inspired by rugs and carpets made by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, the best-known Parisian Art Deco carpet designer. He based his earliest compositions on South American ethnic styles.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on woollen warp and jute or hemp weft |
| Brief description | hand-knotted, 1930s, probably French |
| Physical description | A hand-knotted rug with a cream ground. There is a small rectangular pattern in black and red in the lower left and upper right hand corners and a larger double rectangle in the centre. This is connected by a black line to a horizontal red line in the other two corners. Technique: Warp: white wool; 2S(Z5S); 13 threads per inch (50 per dm) Weft: undyed jute or hemp; Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 7 knots per inch (28 per dm) Pile: wool; 3 colours: red, black, cream; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 45 knots per sq. inch (700 per sq.dm) Side and End Finish: cannot check - tape has been sewn along all four sides, turned under and secured in place. The construction of this rug is of a high quality and has 2 x 2 knots per square centimetre. The quality corresponds to that of an Aubusson carpet. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Credit line | Given by The Savoy Group |
| Summary | The flattened modernist spiral design may have been inspired by rugs and carpets made by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, the best-known Parisian Art Deco carpet designer. He based his earliest compositions on South American ethnic styles. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 116.
Image of similar rug in image promoting 'Compagnie des Arts Francais'.
Design E.2265-1992 makes interesting comparison. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.100-1999 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2000 |
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