Rug
ca. 1935 (made)
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Rug of hand-knotted wool on which interlaced concentric straps form a large complex knot based on circles. The design has been carried out in cream woollen pile and flat tapestry woven salmon pink wool.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on a cotton warp, wool weft |
| Brief description | Rug of hand-knotted wool, Salisbury, England, ca. 1935 |
| Physical description | Rug of hand-knotted wool on which interlaced concentric straps form a large complex knot based on circles. The design has been carried out in cream woollen pile and flat tapestry woven salmon pink wool. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Ivor Montagu |
| Object history | Historical significance: Especially designed for Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Montagu for their flat in Embassy Court, Brighton. They also had woven curtains designed by Dorn. These had a geometric, linear pattern and may have been made by Warner & Sons Ltd., 1935 ca. A rug of this design but different colours was sold by S. Franses Limited, London in Autumn 2001 for £95,000. It measured 363 x 233 cm. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.47. |
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| Accession number | T.243-1978 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2002 |
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