Carpet
1500 (made)
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Knotted woollen pile carpet, about 96 to the square inch. On a black ground are pineapple devices in yellow and blue in alternate rows. Each device is enclosed by a blue band articulated to suggest a simple petalled form. Small stylised flower-heads in the interspaces. On all four side is a border 1 inch wide of red, green and cream squares arranged diagonally, and a fringe of soft fawn wool. Woollen warp and weft.
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Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile |
Brief description | Knotted woollen pile carpet, Spanish, 1500 |
Physical description | Knotted woollen pile carpet, about 96 to the square inch. On a black ground are pineapple devices in yellow and blue in alternate rows. Each device is enclosed by a blue band articulated to suggest a simple petalled form. Small stylised flower-heads in the interspaces. On all four side is a border 1 inch wide of red, green and cream squares arranged diagonally, and a fringe of soft fawn wool. Woollen warp and weft. |
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Accession number | T.37-1954 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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