. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. .•.N*«- 1 aec bide Phile \ SECTION OI- A TAPESTRY RIGFull size, nine ril)s to the inch ^•**». 148 CARPETS AND RUGS Chaillot, seven feet six inches by fi\e feet six inches; a pattern for ascreen or French chair, with a vase of flowers, in the manner ofChaillot; a beautiful rich pattern for a screen, two Chinese figures,
. Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretones, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers. .•.N*«- 1 aec bide Phile \ SECTION OI- A TAPESTRY RIGFull size, nine ril)s to the inch ^•**». 148 CARPETS AND RUGS Chaillot, seven feet six inches by fi\e feet six inches; a pattern for ascreen or French chair, with a vase of flowers, in the manner ofChaillot; a beautiful rich pattern for a screen, two Chinese figures,flower pots and trees, Chaillot; a pictm-e of the King of France, mostexquisitely done, in the manner of Chaillot in a frame and glass; a richand beautiful carpet eleven feet by eight feet six inches, etc., etc. In 1913 there was sold at Christies in London a savonnerie panelbearing the signature of Parisot. AXMINSTER The year of Parisots failure, a Mr. AVhitty established the indus-try at Wilton, and the Annual Register of 1759 says that: Six carpets made by Mr. Whitty of Axminster in Devonshire,and two others made by Mr. Jesser of Fioome in Somersetshire, allon the principle of Turkey carpets, have been produced to the Societyfor the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, inconsequence of the premiums proposed by the said society for makingsuch carpe
Size: 2296px × 1089px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectlaceandlacemaking
