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Exhibition Review
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 284–7
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Reviewer:
Wyld, Helen (Wyld, Helen)
Subjects
artists:
Nicholson, Winifred
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, Great Britain
subjects:
Rugs / British art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art 25th October 2024–23rd March 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Sheep, designed and made by Mary Bewick. 1960s. Rag rug, 85 by 125 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Attributed works:
23. The Warwick family, by Winifred Nicholson. c.1926. Oil on canvas, 76.8 by 127 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Attributed works:
24. Tractor and haycart, designed by Jovan Nicholson and made by Mrs Hall. 1967. Rag rug, 58 by 133 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Exhibition Review
Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 949-51
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Reviewer:
Luber, Diana (Luber, Diana)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Museo Internationale del Tappetto Antico (MITA), Brescia, Italy
subjects:
Museums / Carpets / Rugs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia From 14th October 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Isfahan carpet with palmettes and cloudbands. Central Persia, first quarter of the 17th century. Cotton and wool, 492 by 211 cm. (Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia).
Attributed works:
6. View of the façade of the Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia, designed by OBR. 2023.
Attributed works:
7. Installation view of the Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia.
Exhibition Review
Sonia Delaunay: Living Art
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 639–641
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
Subjects
artists:
Delaunay, Sonia
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, New York, United States
subjects:
Textiles / Fashion / Paintings / Interiors / Tapestry (process) / Embroidery / Rugs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Edited by Waleria Dorogova and Laura Microulis. 540 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2024), $75. ISBN 978–0–30027–576–6. | :
subjects:
Sonia Delaunay: Living Art Bard Graduate Center, New York 23rd February–7th July | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
21. Detail of La prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France, by Sonia Delaunay and Blaise Cendrars. 1913. Gouache pochoir, type and lithography on paper and handpainted parchment wrapper. (© Pracusa; Spencer Collection, New York Public Library; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
Attributed works:
22. Cloche and scarf, by Sonia Delaunay. 1924–24. Felted wool (cloche) and felted appliqué on silk (scarf), 62.9 by 129.5 cm (scarf). (© Pracusa; private collection; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
Attributed works:
23. Rythmes couleurs ou panneau F 1898, by Sonia Delaunay. 1975. Wool tapestry, 260 by 343 cm. (© Pracusa; Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
Exhibition Review
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix 1801–1878: Histoire d’une manufacture d’ exception
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 409-411
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Reviewer:
Bertrand, Pascal-François (Bertrand, Pascal-François)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson, France
subjects:
Charles, Sallandrouze de Lamornaix / Carpets / Rugs / Tapestries
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Sallandrouze de Lamornaix 1801– 1878: Histoire d’une manufacture d’ exception Edited by Jean-François Luneau. 656 pp. incl. 350 col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, and Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson, 2021), €49. ISBN 978–88–366–4874–0. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Pile carpet, woven by Jean Sallandrouze after a design by Louis Berthault. c.1812–17. Linen and wool, 1209 by 785 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris; photograph Isabelle Bideau).
Attributed works:
11. Design for a carpet, by Amédée Couder. c.1836–39. Gouache on paper with gold highlights, 35.5 by 67.5 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris).
Attributed works:
12. Model for a large overdoor with the coatof- arms of the United Kingdom, by Amédée Couder. 1850. Tempera on canvas, 402 by 190 cm. (Musée des arts et métiers, Paris).
Article
Francis Bacon and the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory
06/2020 | 1407 | 162
Pages: 472-480
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Author:
Daniels, Rebecca (Daniels, Rebecca)
Subjects
artists:
Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992 / Maistre, Roy de / Dorn, Marion
dates:
1920-1929
museums and institutions:
Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company, Wilton, Great Britain
styles:
Modernism
subjects:
Interior design / Rugs / Carpets
subjects:
British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Rug designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 212 by 126 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
Attributed works:
2. Francis Bacon’s studio at 17 Queensberry Mews West, London. (Repr. in The Studio, August 1930, pp.141).
Attributed works:
3. Gouache, by Francis Bacon. 1929. Gouache, distemper and watercolour on paper, 35.5 by 25 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
Attributed works:
4. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 200 by 120 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
Attributed works:
5. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 208.8 by 122 cm. (Location unknown;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020).
Attributed works:
6. Francis Bacon’s Queensberry Mews West Studio, by Roy de Maistre. 1930. Oil on canvas, 60 by 44.5 cm. (The Estate of Francis Bacon Collection).
Attributed works:
7. A room scheme by Francis Bacon, including furniture and a rug designed by him. The rug was made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 240 by 122 cm. (  Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved; DACS London 2020).
Attributed works:
8. Still life, by Roy de Maistre. 1933. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 60.8 cm. (National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; courtesy Francis Bacon Estate;   Caroline de Mestre Walker).
Attributed works:
9. A room scheme with a rug designed by Francis Bacon and made c.1930–33 by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. The materials and dimensions of the rug are unknown. (  British Library Board; HIU.LD48).
Article
Bacon’s beginnings
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 019–025
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Author:
Norton, James (Norton, James)
Subjects
artists:
Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992
dates:
1920-1929 / 1930-1939
museums and institutions:
Tate Britain, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Allden, Eric, 1886-1949
subjects:
Early works / Textiles / Rugs / Biographies / Patronage / Diaries / British painting / Collections, Private / Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Eric Allden's diary entry for 15th July 1929 (Private collection, London)
Attributed works:
25. Eric Allden at his home in Egerton Gardens with painted screen by Francis Bacon. 1935. Photograph by Mark Neven du Mont (Private collection)
Attributed works:
27. Rug, by Francis Bacon. 1929 (On long-term loan from a private collection to Tate, London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2016)
Attributed works:
28. Eric Allden with two rugs by Francis Bacon. 1935. Photograph by Mark Neven du Mont (Private collection)
Attributed works:
29. Rug, by Francis Bacon. 1929 (On long-term loan from a private collection to Tate, London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2016)
Attributed works:
30. Rug, by Francis Bacon. 1929 (On long-term loan from a private collection to Tate, London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2016)
Attributed works:
31. Painted screen, by Francis Bacon. 1929 (On long-term loan from a private collection to Tate, London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2016)
Attributed works:
32. Painting, by Francis Bacon. 1929 (On long-term loan from a private collection to Tate, London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2016)
Western art unattributed:
26. Double-page spread from The Studio 100 (August 1930), pp.140-41
Book Review
Enamels, Rugs and Silver in the Frick Collection. Volume VIII of the Series
09/1978 | 906 | 120
Pages: 612
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Reviewer:
Hayward, J. F. (Hayward, J. F.; Hayward, John Forrest; H., J. F.; Hayward, John)
Subjects
dates:
1970-1979
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States
places:
United States / New York
subjects:
Art museums / Catalogues
subjects:
Silverwork / Textiles / Rugs / Enamels
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Enamels, Rugs and Silver in the Frick Collection. Volume VIII of the Series | author: Buhler, Kathryn , author: Dimand, Maurice , author: Verdier, Philippe
Short Notice
Department of Textiles and Dress
05/1978 | 902 | 120
Pages: 312+315-318
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Author:
Mendes, Valerie (Mendes, Valerie)
Subjects
artists:
Dorn, Marion
artists:
Kauffer, E. McKnight
artists:
Havinden, Ashley
artists:
Grierson, Ronald
artists:
Brangwyn, Frank
collectors and dealers:
Beaton, Cecil
dates:
1900-1999
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Textiles / Dress / Fashion
subjects:
Acquisitions
subjects:
Carpets / Rugs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
80. Jacket, white quilted satin filled with eiderdown designed by Charles James, made in Paris 1937. (Victoria and Albert Museum No.T.385-1977). The jacket is worn over a sleeveless evening dress, black wool crêpe designed by Jeanne Lanvin, Paris c. 1935. (Victoria and Albert Museum No.T.4-1973). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
81. Evening dress, pleated silk and evening jacket, silk velvet hand-printed with gold metallic pigment, designed by Mariano Fortuny, c.1920. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.423&A-1976, the dress; No.T.424-1976, the jacket). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
82. A 'Wessex' hand-tufted carpet. Handknotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Limited. 1929. Length, 114.3 cm.; width, 213.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.440-1971). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
83. A 'Wessex' hand-tufted carpet. Handknotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Marion Dorn (1899-1964) made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Limited, c.1936-38. Length, 210 cm.; width, 109 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.Circ.481-1974). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
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84. Carpet, hand-knotted pile of wool and bast fibres on a cotton warp designed by Betty Joel (b.1896) and made for her in China c.1935-37. Length. 269.2 cm; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.296-1977). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
85. Carpet, hand-knotted woollen pile on a cotton warp designed by Ronald Grierson (b.1901) and made for him in India in 1935. Length, 274.3 cm.; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.440-1976). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
86. Carpet, hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Ashley Havinden (1903-73) and possibly made by Edinburgh Weavers, English c.1937. Length, 243.8 cm.; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.380-1976). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Attributed works:
87. Carpet, woollen chenille designed by Frank Brangwyn R. A. and made by James Templeton & Co., Glasgow, 1930. Length, 365.7 cm.; width, 269.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.117-1975). Photograph: Sally Chappell.
Article
Some Fifteenth-Century Spanish Carpets
09/1911 | 102 | 19
Pages: 310+344-350
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Author:
Put, Albert van de (Put, Albert van de; P., A. V. de; Put, A. van de; P., A. V. D.)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1599
places:
Spain
subjects:
Textiles / Carpets / Rugs / Dating / Influence
subjects:
American (United States of America) / Hispano-Moresque / Heraldry
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Carpet with the Arms of Marina de Ayala; Of Fadrique Enriquez, Admiral of Castile (D. 1473); And the Banda. In the Possession of the Spanish Art Gallery
Western art unattributed:
Figure 1. Moorish artistic expression in pottery.
Western art unattributed:
Figure 2. Moorish artistic expression in pottery.
Western art unattributed:
Figure 3. Moorish artistic expression in pottery.
Western art unattributed:
Figure 6. The 'dobla del la banda'.
Western art unattributed:
Figure 7. Coat of arms from a carpet in the convent of Santa Isabel la Real, south of Toledo.
Western art unattributed:
Figures 4 and 5. Shields of arms from the carpet.