Sample
1850s (made)
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Sample of three-frame Brussels carpeting in worsted and linen, woven like a velvet, with a looped uncut pile. With a narrow strip at the top and bottom without pile. An economical design requiring only three frames of coloured pattern warp of green with yellow stylised fleur-de-lys on a red background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven worsted and linen, looped pile |
| Brief description | Sample of carpet woven in worsted and linen, manufactured by Worth & Co., Kidderminster, England, 1850s |
| Physical description | Sample of three-frame Brussels carpeting in worsted and linen, woven like a velvet, with a looped uncut pile. With a narrow strip at the top and bottom without pile. An economical design requiring only three frames of coloured pattern warp of green with yellow stylised fleur-de-lys on a red background. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Other number | AP.98:3 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | T.2-1959 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2003 |
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