Carpet
1850-1869 (made)
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Double-sided carpet panel. The Crossley Mosaic is one of the largest made. In a four-feet wide oval framed in gilded leaves is an eastern scene with two arab stallions, a grey and a chestnut, led by attendants through country with cactus and palm trees, a minaret and a dome topped by a crescent in the distance.
To either side of this scene, the ground is pink covered with a stylised flowering train in red. In front of this at each side is a large urn or incense burner, its base hidden by a large plant and flowers. More flowers are in the spandrels at the top of the oval, as are two tassels, blue at the left, and red at the right, attached to an outer scrolling edge of Moorish design.
This Crossley mosaic is stuck to a piece of printed warp, looped pile, carpeting with another design which has no repeat. Enormous flowers some 10-11 inches across smother a pierced cartouche in an architectural surround decorated with scrolls and lattice in rococo revival style.
To either side of this scene, the ground is pink covered with a stylised flowering train in red. In front of this at each side is a large urn or incense burner, its base hidden by a large plant and flowers. More flowers are in the spandrels at the top of the oval, as are two tassels, blue at the left, and red at the right, attached to an outer scrolling edge of Moorish design.
This Crossley mosaic is stuck to a piece of printed warp, looped pile, carpeting with another design which has no repeat. Enormous flowers some 10-11 inches across smother a pierced cartouche in an architectural surround decorated with scrolls and lattice in rococo revival style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed warp looped pile carpet |
| Brief description | Double-sided carpet panel, made by John Crossley & Sons Ltd, Halifax, England, 1850-1869 |
| Physical description | Double-sided carpet panel. The Crossley Mosaic is one of the largest made. In a four-feet wide oval framed in gilded leaves is an eastern scene with two arab stallions, a grey and a chestnut, led by attendants through country with cactus and palm trees, a minaret and a dome topped by a crescent in the distance. To either side of this scene, the ground is pink covered with a stylised flowering train in red. In front of this at each side is a large urn or incense burner, its base hidden by a large plant and flowers. More flowers are in the spandrels at the top of the oval, as are two tassels, blue at the left, and red at the right, attached to an outer scrolling edge of Moorish design. This Crossley mosaic is stuck to a piece of printed warp, looped pile, carpeting with another design which has no repeat. Enormous flowers some 10-11 inches across smother a pierced cartouche in an architectural surround decorated with scrolls and lattice in rococo revival style. |
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| Credit line | Given by S. Franses Ltd. |
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| Accession number | T.44-1983 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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