Not on display

Carpet

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sample for a stair carpet with Persian pattern of palmettes and cloud-bands on a red ground. There are narrow guard-stripes at the side on a cream coloured ground. the edges are red.

The pile is woven in chenille strips.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chenille
Brief description
Sample of stair carpet, made by Templeton, Glasgow, late 19th century
Physical description
Sample for a stair carpet with Persian pattern of palmettes and cloud-bands on a red ground. There are narrow guard-stripes at the side on a cream coloured ground. the edges are red.

The pile is woven in chenille strips.
Dimensions
  • Length: 84.5cm
  • Width: 66.7cm
  • Weight: 1.04kg
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TEMPLETON / Special Seamless Axminster / Design 2448 Colour Red Persian / Quality spec.66/12 Light Colour No -' (Label on the back)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Mr Samuel J Dornsife
Collection
Accession number
T.199-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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