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Carpet Fragment

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Double-cloth carpet fragment with two opposed rose heads with a mossy area between, and an area of spots before part of an indistinct shape. White warp in worsted and light brown and moss green in wide stripes. Weft in wool with lemon yellow and creamy white, and with three shades of brown and a bright pink, all in bands of varying widths.

There is a selvedge at one side.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Worsted warp and wool weft
Brief description
Double-cloth carpet fragment, Great Britain, 1800-1850
Physical description
Double-cloth carpet fragment with two opposed rose heads with a mossy area between, and an area of spots before part of an indistinct shape. White warp in worsted and light brown and moss green in wide stripes. Weft in wool with lemon yellow and creamy white, and with three shades of brown and a bright pink, all in bands of varying widths.

There is a selvedge at one side.
Dimensions
  • Width: 4in
  • Length: 15.75in
  • Weight: 0.02kg
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by the Textile Conservation Centre
Object history
Registered File number 1987/2045.
This is a patch in the back of a gothic tapestry 'The Romance of the Rose' at the Textile Conservation Centre, Surrey.
See T.302 to 309-1987.
Collection
Accession number
T.307-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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