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Carbrook

Carpet
1881-1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carpet with a hand-knotted woollen pile and a cotton warp and jute binding threads. With a light-coloured pattern consisting of an overall network of trailing leaves with repeated medallions and palmettes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCarbrook (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-knotted woollen pile, cotton warp and jute binding threads
Brief description
Carpet 'Carbrook' with a hand-knotted woollen pile, cotton warp and jute binding threads, designed by William Morris, England, 1881-1883
Physical description
Carpet with a hand-knotted woollen pile and a cotton warp and jute binding threads. With a light-coloured pattern consisting of an overall network of trailing leaves with repeated medallions and palmettes.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2984mm
  • Bottom edge width: 3033mm
  • Proper right length: 5674mm
  • Proper left length: 5703mm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 86kg
Weight including roller
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Aglaia Ionides
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.458-1965

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2004
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