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Design for Wilton Carpet

Designer (British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1900
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensions26 3/8 x 32 5/8 in. (67 x 82.9 cm.)
DescriptionCarpet design with stylized pink and blue flowers on a dark blue background.
Inscribedrecto: "top"; verso center: "4352/ Morris and Company/ 449 Oxford St./ London. W."; left: "38"; lower left: "carpet"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextWilton carpets were one of the five types of machine-woven carpets sold by the firm. Unlike the Hammersmith rugs, these carpets were manufactured for Morris & Co. by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory in Wiltshire. They were woven on mechanical looms with jacquard attachments (a series of punched cards that raised and lowered the warp threads), which allowed a range of up to six colors for the design. The foundation was usually made of jute, linen, or cotton, and the surface was formed of tightly packed collections of looped warp threads that were cut to give the carpets a more velvety texture. This particular design is an example of Dearle's affinity for more formal and stylized designs in comparison with the organic patterns of Morris.
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.448
Design for Wilton Carpet
Unknown, British
ca. 1900
Object number: 2000.5.430
Design for Wilton Carpet
Unknown, British
ca. 1900
Object number: 2000.5.429
Design for Carpet
John Henry Dearle
1898-1902
Object number: 2000.5.88
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.425
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.439
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.440
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.596
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.431
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.426
Design for Wallpaper
John Henry Dearle
after 1885
Object number: 2000.5.459
Design for Carpet
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.598
Design for Painted Decoration
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1888
Object number: 2000.5.109