Rag Rug
ca. 1975 (made)
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Small trial weaving of rag rug in stripes and zig zags of printed cotton strips of different types in pink, blue, purple and cream. Zig-zag design in sormac and hand knotting.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Two types of rug weaving have been used; sormac and plain knotting onto the jute warp. The edges of the warp have been bent back and woven with lines of brown woollen weft. Brown wool binding wefts used throughout. |
| Brief description | Rag rug trial sample, cotton, c.1975, by John Hinchcliffe, UK |
| Physical description | Small trial weaving of rag rug in stripes and zig zags of printed cotton strips of different types in pink, blue, purple and cream. Zig-zag design in sormac and hand knotting. |
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| Production type | Prototype |
| Credit line | Given by Frances Hinchcliffe. |
| Object history | Given by John Hinchcliffe's first wife, Frances Historical significance: John Hinchcliffe secured a niche in the 1970s for weaving rag rugs to commission. A number were for public and private collections, as well as churches. The V&A has one large example, T.161-1978. |
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| Accession number | T.39-2001 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2001 |
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