Not on display

Belvedere

Carpet Sample
1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sample of machine woven Axminster in 80% wool 20% nylon. Yellow ground with floral arrangement in shades of green/gry and pink. Sides oversewn.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBelvedere (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
machine woven Axminster in 80% wool 20% nylon
Brief description
Axmninster carpet sample by Brintons, British, 1999
Physical description
Sample of machine woven Axminster in 80% wool 20% nylon. Yellow ground with floral arrangement in shades of green/gry and pink. Sides oversewn.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46cm
  • Width: 69cm
  • Weight: 0.68kg
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
(Label)
Credit line
Given by Brintons Carpets
Production
Attribution note: The fashion desinger Vivienne Westwood ordered this for her bedroom. Hilary Clinton, wife of the US President Bill Clinton, ordered this for a bedroom in The White House in Washington DC.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.785-2000

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Record createdJuly 21, 2000
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