Carpet
Context Weavers
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
Unknown
Materials
Rubber, Wool
Measurements
2280 mm (Width); 3925 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Helmshore
Collection
Wordsworth House and Garden, Cumbria
NT 866700
Summary
Woven wool double cloth Scotch carpet in red, yellow and blue geometric/tile design. Based on a fragment of 18th century double cloth at Townend, Troutbeck, Cumbria. Woven in strips, joined and bound and then placed on a backing of modern carpet synthetic rubber underlay.
Makers and roles
Context Weavers , weaver