Aus 175 (T12a)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Roger Oates

Title

Aus 175

Made in

Ledbury

Date

1975

Description

Rug with a linen warp and wool weft, with braided tassle at each corner, and horizontal bands of colour ranging from creams, beiges, browns, blues, pinks, greys.

Materials and techniques

Linen warp, woollen carpet yarn weft. Woven on a Swedish double countermarch loom: cyrus type. End braiding of Damascus knots with Swedish braiding and bonded finish. Corded tassels whipped. Velcro on both rugs suitable for display mount.

Dimensions

length:  168cm
width:  115cm

Object number

T12a

Category

  • Aus 175, Roger Oates, 1975, Crafts Council Collection: T12. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.