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ca. 1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rug of hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp. With an undulating central ribbon in blue crossed by ears of bearded wheat in blue, grey and brown on a cream ground. Signed in the pile.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand-knotted woollen pile on a cotton warp with jute weft.
Brief description
Rug of hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp, designed by Marion Dorn, made by Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd., Salisbury, ca. 1936
Physical description
Rug of hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp. With an undulating central ribbon in blue crossed by ears of bearded wheat in blue, grey and brown on a cream ground. Signed in the pile.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1050mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1080mm
  • Proper right length: 2145mm
  • Proper left length: 2155mm
  • Weight of object on roller, roller weighs 12 weight: 20kg
  • Weight of object weight: 8kg
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Dorn' (Signature in the pile)
Bibliographic references
  • Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.46.
  • King, Donald. British Textile Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Volume III. Tokyo : Gakken, 1980. Plate 260.
  • Mendes, Valerie. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1900 to 1937. London : Trustees of the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Plate 113.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.481-1974

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Record createdOctober 9, 2002
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