Carbrook thumbnail 1
Carbrook thumbnail 2
+11
images
Not currently on display at the V&A

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

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJanuary 13, 2004
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest