Carpet Fragment
1850-1899 (made)
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Double-cloth carpet fragment of a large pattern with a leaf motif in a cartouche formed by crossed diagonals forming large diamond shapes.
Thin and sinuous warp in buff and white cotton, and thick woollen weft in brownish purple with black, orange with white, and laid as alternative threads. Where the colour systems mingle, a closely woven fabric is achieved, where an inch of pure double cloth occurs, and one contrasting thread is brought through to the other side to tie the two sides together. Jacquard woven.
Leaf in geometric lattice - orange, brown, white, black.
Thin and sinuous warp in buff and white cotton, and thick woollen weft in brownish purple with black, orange with white, and laid as alternative threads. Where the colour systems mingle, a closely woven fabric is achieved, where an inch of pure double cloth occurs, and one contrasting thread is brought through to the other side to tie the two sides together. Jacquard woven.
Leaf in geometric lattice - orange, brown, white, black.
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Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven with cotton warp and wool weft |
Brief description | Double-cloth carpet fragment, Great Britain, 1850-1899 |
Physical description | Double-cloth carpet fragment of a large pattern with a leaf motif in a cartouche formed by crossed diagonals forming large diamond shapes. Thin and sinuous warp in buff and white cotton, and thick woollen weft in brownish purple with black, orange with white, and laid as alternative threads. Where the colour systems mingle, a closely woven fabric is achieved, where an inch of pure double cloth occurs, and one contrasting thread is brought through to the other side to tie the two sides together. Jacquard woven. Leaf in geometric lattice - orange, brown, white, black. |
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Credit line | Given by the Textile Conservation Centre |
Object history | Registered File number 1987/2045. This is a patch on the back of gothic tapestry 'The Romance of the Rose' at the Textile Conservation Centre, Surrey. See T.302 to 309-1987. |
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Accession number | T.309-1987 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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