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Blue Shiraz

Carpet Sample
1998 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carpet sample, machine woven Axminster in 80% wool, 20% nylon. Blue Shiraz. Dark blue ground with a sparse floral pattern of palmettes in shades of brown and pink or greens and pink on brown and pink coiling stems. There are some details in light blue. Sides oversewn. See T.259-2000 and T.260-2000.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBlue Shiraz (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Machine woven Axminster in 80% wool, 20% nylon.
Brief description
Carpet sample, machine-woven Axminster, British, Charles Crossley & Co. Ltd, 1998
Physical description
Carpet sample, machine woven Axminster in 80% wool, 20% nylon. Blue Shiraz. Dark blue ground with a sparse floral pattern of palmettes in shades of brown and pink or greens and pink on brown and pink coiling stems. There are some details in light blue. Sides oversewn. See T.259-2000 and T.260-2000.
Dimensions
  • Length: 91cm
  • Width: 91cm
  • Weight: 1.86kg
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Mr. W. Higbee
Collection
Accession number
T.261-2000

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2001
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