Carpet
Axminster Carpets Ltd
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
Measurements
5740 mm (Width); 9120 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Axminster
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Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 534127
Summary
An Axminster carpet with a russet ground and red, blue and buff formal design by Willement. Possibly made by Wilton 1828-1844
Provenance
Presented to the National Trust by Sir Montgomerie Fairfax-Lucy (1896 – 1965), two years after the death of his father, Sir Henry Ramsay-Fairfax, 3rd Bt (1870 – 1944), with Charlecote Park and its chief contents, in 1946.
Makers and roles
Axminster Carpets Ltd Thomas Willement (London c.1786 - Faversham 1871), designer