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Carpet fragment
1650–70
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Rectangle, pieced for a chairback, with symmetrical Louis XV design in rose, tan, light green, and dark blue-green wool, white linen hiding dark hemp ground. Broad warp-surfaced plain cloth hemp selvages. Much worn and faded in most place to tan, green and white.
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Details
- Title: Carpet fragment
- Date Created: 1650–70
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: wool, linen on hemp ground Technique: cut velvet (velours d'Arras or moquette)
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Madame Raimundo de Madrazo
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