拍品 134
134
From the Collection of the late ?.? CLARKE, BRIDWELL HALL??, DEVON Sold in association with Messrs Bearnes, Torquay
AN IMPORTANT SHAPED AXMINSTER CARPET, the raspberry-red field with a Persian influenced repeating design of palmettes and flowerheads linked by angular light blue and scrolling pink tendrils, in a broad golden yellow border of scrolling leafy and flowerhead vine between light blue meandering flowering vine stripes, a short red kilim strip at each end, original fireplace recess at one end (a few areas of negligible wear, otherwise excellent condition)

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AN IMPORTANT SHAPED AXMINSTER CARPET, the raspberry-red field with a Persian influenced repeating design of palmettes and flowerheads linked by angular light blue and scrolling pink tendrils, in a broad golden yellow border of scrolling leafy and flowerhead vine between light blue meandering flowering vine stripes, a short red kilim strip at each end, original fireplace recess at one end (a few areas of negligible wear, otherwise excellent condition)
20ft. x 14ft.7in. (609cm. x 442cm.)

拍品专文

Woven for Bridwell in 1792-3AD; commissioned by Richard Hall Clarke.
Richard Hall Clarke

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Long footnote discussing design and its place in the history of Axminster weaving
Structure:
Warp natural wool Z5S
weft 2 shoots natural ?jute 2ply
pile wool symmetrical knot
selvedge two cords each of two warps wrapped in red wool
ends approx 2in. flatwoven with red wefts Z4S
GOODBYEd brown
colours (11): Brick/raspberry-red, golden yellow, light blue, medium blue, dark blue, pink, deep pink/carmine, lemon yellow, white(undyed), CKS.HSE.EHEdark brown
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