Rug
ca. 1936-1938 (made)
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Hand-knotted carpet with a natural linen warp, a mixed yarn (apparently jute and hair, etc) weft and woollen Turkish type knots. Cream ground with an abstract design of a loose trefoil outlined in blue-clack and echoed by a heavy area of blue-black mottled with pale grey. Three non-continuous stripes in mid-blue decorate the bottom and centre left areas.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on a natural linen warp and mixed yarn (jute, hair, etc) weft with woollen knots |
| Brief description | Carpet, hand-knotted wool, designed by Ashley Haviden, probably made by Edinburgh Weavers, English, ca. 1936-1938 |
| Physical description | Hand-knotted carpet with a natural linen warp, a mixed yarn (apparently jute and hair, etc) weft and woollen Turkish type knots. Cream ground with an abstract design of a loose trefoil outlined in blue-clack and echoed by a heavy area of blue-black mottled with pale grey. Three non-continuous stripes in mid-blue decorate the bottom and centre left areas. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ASHLEY' (Signature in mid-blue at top right) |
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| Accession number | T.380-1976 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2002 |
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