Sample
ca. 1851 (made)
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Sample of Axminster carpeting hand-knotted in worsted pile on a possibly linen warp. With Turkish knots, eight to inch horizontally and eight vertically, sixty-four to square inch. There are two worsted wefts between each row of knots. The carpet is finished with a pile-less strip at the upper and lower edges sewn back onto the reverse. The design contains part of a scroll in cream enclosing an area of red, and outside are two different shades of blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Worsted pile, possibly linen warp, hand-knotted |
| Brief description | Carpet sample of worsted pile and hand-knotted, manufactured by Alfred Lapworth & Co., England, ca. 1851 |
| Physical description | Sample of Axminster carpeting hand-knotted in worsted pile on a possibly linen warp. With Turkish knots, eight to inch horizontally and eight vertically, sixty-four to square inch. There are two worsted wefts between each row of knots. The carpet is finished with a pile-less strip at the upper and lower edges sewn back onto the reverse. The design contains part of a scroll in cream enclosing an area of red, and outside are two different shades of blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Alfred Lapworth & Co, Carpet Manufacturers to Her Majesty & the Royal Family, 22 Old Bond Street, London, Class XIX, No. 232, Specimen of Real Axminster Carpet, Great Exhibition 1851 (Label sewn onto the back) |
| Other number | AP.109:3 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | T.14-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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