Carpet
ca. 1935 (made)
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This hand-knotted wool carpet was designed by Ronald Grierson and made in India in 1935. The abstract design resembles synthetic Cubist paintings by Georges Braque (1882-1963) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Grierson was a freelance textile, carpet and wallpaper designer. He worked for a wide range of firms, including the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd. and the Old Bleach Linen Co. Ltd.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton and hand knotted wool |
| Brief description | Carpet of woven cotton and hand-knotted wool, British design by Ronald Grierson, made in India, ca. 1935 |
| Physical description | Carpet of hand-knotted wool designed by Ronald Grierson and made for him in India. The ground is a pink-ish beige with a central abstract design resembling certain 'synthetic Cubist' works by Braque and Picasso. The design consists of various overlapped forms - rectangles and irregular curved areas with decorative infills - spots, stripes, meandering lines, etc., in cream, black and mid-brown. Signed in lower left in black pile. Cotton warp, mixed (mainly wool) weft, mixed (mainly wool, Persian type knot) pile |
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| Summary | This hand-knotted wool carpet was designed by Ronald Grierson and made in India in 1935. The abstract design resembles synthetic Cubist paintings by Georges Braque (1882-1963) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Grierson was a freelance textile, carpet and wallpaper designer. He worked for a wide range of firms, including the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd. and the Old Bleach Linen Co. Ltd. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 113. |
| Other number | 5 (British Carpets and Designs: The Modernist Rug exhibition 1975) - Exhibition number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.440-1976 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2002 |
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