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Carpet

Carpet

Designed by Marion Dorn American, 1899–1964 Produced by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Ltd., founded 1740 England, Wilton
Date
1930s
Medium
Wool, jute, and horsehair, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"
Dimensions
176.7 × 74.7 cm (69 5/8 × 29 1/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of Simon Franses in honor of Christa C. Mayer Thurman's 25th Anniversary at the Art Institute of Chicago