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Carpet: T.3-1961

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 11 (20th Century)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Wool, flat-woven with supplementary wefts in a weft-wrapping technique producing a herringbone effect. Soumak technique

Notes

History note: Louis C.G. Clarke, Leckhampton, Cambridge

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Caucasian

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Wool, flat-woven with supplementary wefts in a weft-wrapping technique producing a herringbone effect
Soumak

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Identification numbers

Accession number: T.3-1961
Primary reference Number: 137685
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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