Sample
mid 19th century (made)
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This sample of Kidderminster carpeting is of woven double cloth with a worsted warp and a woollen weft, a construction particular to this type of carpet. Kidderminster carpets were also called Scotch carpets because they were often made in Kilmarnock, Scotland. However, this particular example was manufactured by Messrs. Dove and Co. of Leeds in the mid-19th century and has a pattern of stars and crosses inspired by jewellery motifs.
The carpet industry flourished between 1830 and 1850 due to technical innovations which provided looms to weave numerous variations of floor coverings with Kidderminster, Wilton, Axminster and Kilmarnock all centres of production.
The carpet industry flourished between 1830 and 1850 due to technical innovations which provided looms to weave numerous variations of floor coverings with Kidderminster, Wilton, Axminster and Kilmarnock all centres of production.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Double cloth of worsted and wool |
| Brief description | Sample of carpet of double cloth of worsted and wool, manufactured by Messrs. Dove & Co., Leeds, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Sample of Kidderminster carpeting woven in double cloth with a worsted warp divided into two series of threads, one series in white, the other alternately in red or green. The wefts are woollen and divided into two series in which blue, white, yellow, gray, green or red threads are combined. With a design of stars within four-sided compartments alternating in red or green. The ground between the compartments is mottled with a pattern predominantly in green and white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Scotch or Kidderminster carpet' (Written on a label which is pinned on the back of the sample) |
| Summary | This sample of Kidderminster carpeting is of woven double cloth with a worsted warp and a woollen weft, a construction particular to this type of carpet. Kidderminster carpets were also called Scotch carpets because they were often made in Kilmarnock, Scotland. However, this particular example was manufactured by Messrs. Dove and Co. of Leeds in the mid-19th century and has a pattern of stars and crosses inspired by jewellery motifs. The carpet industry flourished between 1830 and 1850 due to technical innovations which provided looms to weave numerous variations of floor coverings with Kidderminster, Wilton, Axminster and Kilmarnock all centres of production. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 London : Victoria and Albert Museum 1993. Plate 3. |
| Other number | AP.97:4 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | T.5-1959 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2004 |
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