Sample
19th century (made), 1800s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woven carpet sample of worsted yarn of 64 skein tied knots to the square inch. With vegetable dyes. The sample mainly shows the border and has a rich swag of flowers bound with a ribband and streamers on a cream-white ground. The ribband is pink and red and the swag contains a variety of colours. The edge of the field is shown and the pattern is made up of double interlocking octagons each containing a central rosette in buffs on a brown ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Dyed worsted, knotted |
| Brief description | Woven carpet sample of worsted yarn, made by Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd., Great Britain, 19th century |
| Physical description | Woven carpet sample of worsted yarn of 64 skein tied knots to the square inch. With vegetable dyes. The sample mainly shows the border and has a rich swag of flowers bound with a ribband and streamers on a cream-white ground. The ribband is pink and red and the swag contains a variety of colours. The edge of the field is shown and the pattern is made up of double interlocking octagons each containing a central rosette in buffs on a brown ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.5-1954 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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