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Mandala

Carpet Sample
1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carpet sample of 3 yards of Wilton body carpet in red and black machine-woven woollen pile, and a colour swatch in blue and black.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Carpet Sample
  • Carpet Sample
TitleMandala (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Machine-woven woollen pile
Brief description
Carpet sample in machine-woven woollen pile and a colour swatch 'Mandala', designed by A. Tanner, made by Carpet Manufacturing Co., Kidderminster, 1959
Physical description
Carpet sample of 3 yards of Wilton body carpet in red and black machine-woven woollen pile, and a colour swatch in blue and black.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Donated to the Circulation Dept by the Council of Industrial Design

Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award, 1959.
Bibliographic reference
Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012. p.41
Other number
MA/1/D981/2 - RF number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.470&A-1963

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
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