Axminster carpet
Axminster Carpets Ltd
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
1760
Materials
Textile
Measurements
420 x 252 in
Place of origin
England
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 208134
Caption
This English, hand-knotted Axminster carpet is possibly the largest manufactured on a single loom without any joining seams. It is possible it was made for another room, or another house, as it is too big for its present position. The floral pattern includes honeysuckle, passionflower, hyacinth, daffodil and sunflower. The large central wreath of roses is tied with fluttering ribbons.
Summary
A hand-knotted Axminster carpet, decorated with shells, palm fronds and garlands of English flowers on a chocolate ground, c.1760s.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)
Makers and roles
Axminster Carpets Ltd