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Palo Karki

Carpet
1954 (made)
Artist/Maker
Suomen Käsityön Ystävät (maker)
Kirsti Ilvessalo (designer)
Place of origin
Helsinki (made)

Carpet of woollen pile.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Floor Coverings
Interiors
Object type
Carpet
TitlePalo Karki
Materials and techniques
Wool
Brief description
Carpet 'Palo Karki' (Woodpecker) of woollen pile, designed by Kirsti Ilvessalo, made by Suomen Käsityön Ystävät, Helsinki, 1954
Physical description
Carpet of woollen pile.
Dimensions
  • Weighed on roller weight: 20kg
  • Top edge width: 1296mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1296mm
  • Proper right length: 1907mm
  • Proper left length: 1930mm
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O367409/palo-karki-carpet-kirsti-ilvessalo/
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