Carpet
mid-19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Portion of the corner of a carpet woven with a woollen pile on a cotton warp with 36 Turkish knots to the square inch. Wide border with a white ground and a garland of flowers intertwined with pink ribbon. The border has narrow surrounding borders with red formal decoration on a blue ground. Along the two outer edges is a wine coloured border. The central field has an interlacing formal pattern in crimson on a pale red ground.
Object details
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| Brief description | Carpet sample, English, mid-19th century, Wace & Co |
| Physical description | Portion of the corner of a carpet woven with a woollen pile on a cotton warp with 36 Turkish knots to the square inch. Wide border with a white ground and a garland of flowers intertwined with pink ribbon. The border has narrow surrounding borders with red formal decoration on a blue ground. Along the two outer edges is a wine coloured border. The central field has an interlacing formal pattern in crimson on a pale red ground. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Wace & Co. Real Hand Made Axminster. Ref 1292/5 / No. 554 5x5 fine size 4.6 x 4.6" Note cloth label stitched to the back |
| Credit line | Given by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.213-1958 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2004 |
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