Carpet
1930-1931 (made)
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Carpet of hand-knotted wool and jute. It has a cream field with leopard spots in buff and a central cubist design of overlapping rectangles and a circle. Colours include pale blues, green, brown and buff.
It has a jute warp, wool weft and hand-knotted wool pile.
The carpet is signed in one corner.
It has a jute warp, wool weft and hand-knotted wool pile.
The carpet is signed in one corner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp |
| Brief description | Carpet of wool and jute, designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer, manufactured by Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd., Sailsbury, England, 1930-1931 |
| Physical description | Carpet of hand-knotted wool and jute. It has a cream field with leopard spots in buff and a central cubist design of overlapping rectangles and a circle. Colours include pale blues, green, brown and buff. It has a jute warp, wool weft and hand-knotted wool pile. The carpet is signed in one corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'KK' (Signature in one corner) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Ashton |
| Object history | Historical significance: The carpet was commissioned by Madge Garland, Lady Ashton, for her flat in Bruton Street and was delivered in 1931. The colours were chosen to harmonise with the interior, a scheme in which white and dark brown predominated, relieved by divan cushions of pale yellow and pale blue natural silk and a glass topped table of green-blue. (Information supplied by Lady Ashton). |
| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.43. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.730-1972 |
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| Record created | October 4, 2002 |
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