Aus 175 (T12b)

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 tassles at each corner, no fringe, with horizontal bands of colours ranging from light blue, pink, green, grey and brown.

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:  114cm
width:  60cm

Object number

T12b

Category

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