Axminster carpet
A medallion with roses and bouquets decorates the middle of a raspberry “caisson” ground. A frieze of vine leaves forms a delicate internal border, and a wider border is composed of a frieze of griffons, baskets of fruit and volutes.
Origin : Axminster Carpet Factory (England)
Period : First quarter of the 19th century
Technique : Hand knots
Material : wool velvet on a linen weft and cotton warp
757 x 554 cm
24 ft 10 in x 18 ft 2 in