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Carpet or Hanging

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots"; attached wool, knotted cut fringe.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots"; attached wool, knotted cut fringe.

Date:

1920/29

Artist:

Designed by Jean Lurçat (French, 1892–1966)
France

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Jean Lurçat (Designer)

Title

Carpet or Hanging

Place

France (Object made in:)

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Made 1920–1929

Medium

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"; attached wool, knotted cut fringe

Dimensions

226.5 × 151.6 cm (89 1/8 × 59 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of an anonymous donor

Reference Number

1979.567

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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