Floating Smithereens
Carpet Sample
1986 (made)
1986 (made)
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Carpet sample of wool and nylon pile. Mustard yellow with a geometric design in rust, black and blue. Irregular angular shapes outlined with grey on a ground spotted with ragged-edge patches. The sample does not show a complete pattern repeat. The edges are bound in yellow.
Four frame figured Wilton. The pile is two ply 80% wool, 20% nylon (four colours). Binding warp of cotton. Two adjacent ends bind alternate wefts 2 x 8 ends per inch. Stuffer warp of jute. Weft of hemp or jute. Top and bottom wefts are held apart by the stuffer warp 2 x 9 picks per inch.
Four frame figured Wilton. The pile is two ply 80% wool, 20% nylon (four colours). Binding warp of cotton. Two adjacent ends bind alternate wefts 2 x 8 ends per inch. Stuffer warp of jute. Weft of hemp or jute. Top and bottom wefts are held apart by the stuffer warp 2 x 9 picks per inch.
Object details
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| Title | Floating Smithereens (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool and nylon pile with cotton and jute warp |
| Brief description | Carpet sample 'Floating Smithereens' of wool and nylon pile, designed by Natalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for Memphis, made by Steeles Carpets Ltd., Kidderminster, 1986 |
| Physical description | Carpet sample of wool and nylon pile. Mustard yellow with a geometric design in rust, black and blue. Irregular angular shapes outlined with grey on a ground spotted with ragged-edge patches. The sample does not show a complete pattern repeat. The edges are bound in yellow. Four frame figured Wilton. The pile is two ply 80% wool, 20% nylon (four colours). Binding warp of cotton. Two adjacent ends bind alternate wefts 2 x 8 ends per inch. Stuffer warp of jute. Weft of hemp or jute. Top and bottom wefts are held apart by the stuffer warp 2 x 9 picks per inch. |
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| Credit line | Given by the manufacturer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1988/2196. From one of a range of carpets designed by Natalie du Pasquier and George Sowden of the Memphis group and produced by Steeles Carpets Ltd., the contract division of Tomkinsons of Kidderminster. |
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| Accession number | T.101-1989 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2007 |
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