Skip to main content

Saddle-rug: T.37-1942

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Cotton warp. Cotton weft. Wool pile. Single warp knot (?).
One end flat weave. Sides oversewn yellow wool. Joined pieces forming 'half saddle-rug' shape; pieces unmatched.
Ivory ground. Alternating repeat pattern of confronting birds, flower pot, smaller bird and tree motifs in yellow. Black wool for eyes and for incomplete linear border. Design reminiscent of Italian/Spanish silk patterns.

Legal notes

Given by Major R.G. and Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson

Measurements and weight

Length: 24 in
Width: 42.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Gayer-Anderson, R.G. Major and Gayer-Anderson, T.G. Colonel

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

School or Style

Spanish

Components of the work

Warp composed of cotton
Weft composed of cotton
Pile composed of wool

Techniques used in production

Woven

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.37-1942
Primary reference Number: 186233

Audit data

Created: Thursday 2 February 2012 Updated: Tuesday 21 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Saddle-rug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186233 Accessed: 2024-04-26 04:57:20

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186233 |title=Saddle-rug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 04:57:20|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-186233

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Painting

The Alchemist

Accession Number: 351

An image of Painting

The gipsy

Accession Number: 1202

An image of Horse

Horse

Accession Number: OC.1-1937

An image of Painting

The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints Cosmas and Damian with St Eustace and Saint George in the background

Accession Number: PD.30-2000

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo