Carpet
1937 (made)
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Irregularly shaped carpet of woolen and flax. The pattern is of irregular strips of mid yellow confined to one half, on an off-white ground composed of a flax warp, woollen knots and flax securing weft bands. The irregular shape was designed to fit the contours of the office.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Flax warp, woollen knots and flax securing weft bands |
| Brief description | Carpet of woollen and flax, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and made by Loja Saarinen, Michigan, United States, 1937. |
| Physical description | Irregularly shaped carpet of woolen and flax. The pattern is of irregular strips of mid yellow confined to one half, on an off-white ground composed of a flax warp, woollen knots and flax securing weft bands. The irregular shape was designed to fit the contours of the office. |
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| Credit line | Given by Edgar Kaufmann Jnr. |
| Object history | Designed for the interior of Edgar Kaufmann's office, Kaufmann's Store, 400 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Production | woven by Loja Saarinen, America, 1937 |
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| Accession number | T.611-1974 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2005 |
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