SS71 (T52)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Primary Collection

Maker

Peter Collingwood

Title

SS71

Made in

Nayland

Date

1981

Description

Woven mohair, goat's hair and linen rug, rectangular shape with a hexagonal line design in orange, ochre and cream, with braided ends.

Materials and techniques

Reversible flat weave in diagonal design. Brushed mohair, wool and white goat hair on linen warp. Woven in shaft switching technique on a specially adapted loom. Woven on loom specially designed to give reversable 2-colour design.

Dimensions

length: 224cm

width: 95cm

Object number

T52

Alt Category

Disrupting a process

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SS71, Peter Collingwood, 1981, Crafts Council Collection: T52. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

Use of Images and Copyright

Maker's statement

Design of the diagonals derived from the raised diagonal ridges on some of the other rugs in the CC Gallery exhibition. Attempted to use larger and therefore fewer design units in a rug.