Carpet
1928-1929 (made)
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This carpet was designed by Victor Boberman for DIM in 1928-1929. Acrobats are depicted in an abstract, schematic style and the initials ‘DIM’ appear in cream in the pile. The Maison de Décoration Intérieure Moderne (DIM) was an avant-garde French association of furniture designers. It was founded by René Joubert in 1919.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted wool |
| Brief description | Carpet of hand-knotted wool, designed by Victor Boberman for DIM, Paris, 1928-1929 |
| Physical description | Carpet of hand-knotted wool with jute warp, mixed weft and mixed, mainly wool, pile with Turkish type knots. Dark brown ground with a sweeping, linear, figurative design of three acrobats in action. The outline of the bodies and their ropes, etc. is in cream and dark pink. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DIM' (Cream coloured signature on pile) |
| Summary | This carpet was designed by Victor Boberman for DIM in 1928-1929. Acrobats are depicted in an abstract, schematic style and the initials ‘DIM’ appear in cream in the pile. The Maison de Décoration Intérieure Moderne (DIM) was an avant-garde French association of furniture designers. It was founded by René Joubert in 1919. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 52.
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| Accession number | T.366-1977 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2002 |
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