Carpets Collection (#7)

Advertisement for T M Latimer carpets and rugs, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho)
3105728 Advertisement for T M Latimer carpets and rugs, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Irish girls making carpets (colour litho)
3102600 Irish girls making carpets (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish girls making carpets)

Abstract designs, from Decorations and Colours, published 1930 (colour litho)
STC404326 Abstract designs, from Decorations and Colours, published 1930 (colour litho) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Weaving and carpet making in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)
2788843 Weaving and carpet making in Ancient Greece (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving and carpet making in Ancient Greece)

Middle Eastern weavers working on a carpet loom (colour litho)
6015522 Middle Eastern weavers working on a carpet loom (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Middle Eastern weavers working on a carpet loom)

Phoenician Merchants and Traders (engraving)
655570 Phoenician Merchants and Traders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phoenician Merchants and Traders)

View of the India section of the Great Exhibition of 1851
STC64404 View of the India section of the Great Exhibition of 1851, from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures 1852 (coloured litho) by Nash

Advertisement, Waugh and Son (engraving)
5211969 Advertisement, Waugh and Son (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Waugh and Son)

A carpet loom (engraving)
5212876 A carpet loom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A carpet loom. Illustration for The British Hive and Its Working Bees by H C Miall Smith)

Carpet weavers, Bosnia (photo)
5999089 Carpet weavers, Bosnia (photo) by Bosnian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpet weavers, Bosnia. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Advertisement, J R Robertss Stores (b / w photo)
5201032 Advertisement, J R Robertss Stores (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J R Robertss Stores. Advertisement)

A Pictorial Lavar Kirman Carpet, Southeast Persia, late 19th century (textile)
3527288 A Pictorial Lavar Kirman Carpet, Southeast Persia, late 19th century (textile) by Persian School, (19th century); 838x670 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian

Also this year, for the feast of Corpus Christi, the population of Genzano (Rome) has spread on... (colour litho)
2777962 Also this year, for the feast of Corpus Christi, the population of Genzano (Rome) has spread on... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Carpet Bazaar, Cairo, 1843 (oil on canvas)
BAG13646 The Carpet Bazaar, Cairo, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Muller, William James (1812-45); 62.2x74.9 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by Mrs S

The despair of Esau
LLM338834 The despair of Esau by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The despair of Esau. William Hole, Old Testament History (Eyre and Spottiswoode)

The Carpet Merchant, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
488069 The Carpet Merchant, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 86x68.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1058994 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

Portions of Carpets (chromolitho)
961661 Portions of Carpets (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portions of Carpets)

Carpets (engraving)
5221720 Carpets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpets. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Trade card for James Shoolbred & Company, linen and woollen drapers, silk mercers, carpet and damask merchants
6032165 Trade card for James Shoolbred & Company, linen and woollen drapers, silk mercers, carpet and damask merchants, warehousemen, cabinet manufacturers and upholsterers, Tottenham House

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1624894 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 December 1886)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1622875 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1 November 1884)

Advertisement, Maple and Company (engraving)
1623338 Advertisement, Maple and Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Maple and Company)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1622943 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 December 1884)

Mercer, John Winning, trade card (engraving)
983958 Mercer, John Winning, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercer, John Winning, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

A la Place Clichy, c. 1891 (colour lithograph on paper)
3086906 A la Place Clichy, c.1891 (colour lithograph on paper) by Grasset, Eugene (1841-1917); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisements (engraving)
1047290 Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisements. Illustration for The Graphic)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1045174 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

Carpets (chromolitho)
961724 Carpets (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpets. Illustration for Masterpieces of Industrial Art)

Advertisement: Carpets beat and porters work done (type)
982883 Advertisement: Carpets beat and porters work done (type) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement: Carpets beat and porters work done)

Marchand de Tapis au Caire (Carpet Seller in Cairo) (colour litho)
3099015 Marchand de Tapis au Caire (Carpet Seller in Cairo) (colour litho) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Goodalls (colour litho)
3650791 Goodalls (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodalls. Illustration for The Modern Building Record Volume Four (Charles Jones)

Women of a Harem in Morocco, 1875 (oil on canvas)
878379 Women of a Harem in Morocco, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 130.8x90.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Oil and Floor Cloth Manufacturer (engraving)
2801990 Oil and Floor Cloth Manufacturer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil and Floor Cloth Manufacturer)

An official and four agents had gone to a carpet factory in Szeged, Hungary... (colour litho)
2777922 An official and four agents had gone to a carpet factory in Szeged, Hungary... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of a town house garden in The Hague, 1775 (oil on panel)
488104 View of a town house garden in The Hague, 1775 (oil on panel) by La Fargue, Paulus Constantin (1729-82); 38.1x55.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

A Carpet Fair at Astrakhan (colour litho)
727581 A Carpet Fair at Astrakhan (colour litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Carpet Fair at Astrakhan)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
728188 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Merchants Going to a Market in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan (chromolitho)
735504 Merchants Going to a Market in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kashan Mohtasham Rug, c. 1890 (wool)
2635010 Kashan Mohtasham Rug, c.1890 (wool) by Iranian School, (19th century); 220x137 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A KASHAN MOHTASHAM RUG CENTRAL PERSIA)

Panel of red cut velvet with carnation palmettes in gold and silver (velvet)
FIT168036 Panel of red cut velvet with carnation palmettes in gold and silver (velvet) by Turkish School, (17th century); 155.7x53.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Haji Jalili Tabriz carpet, c. late 19th century (wool)
2634803 Haji Jalili Tabriz carpet, c.late 19th century (wool) by Iranian School, (19th century); 461x339 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Iranian, out of copyright

Haji Jalili Tabriz carpet, c. 1890 (wool)
2634802 Haji Jalili Tabriz carpet, c.1890 (wool) by Iranian School, (19th century); 455x309 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Iranian, out of copyright

France No. 3, from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of
STC194659 France No. 3, from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851, published 1854 (colour litho) by English School

Advertisement for Treloar & Son carpets (colour litho)
6015374 Advertisement for Treloar & Son carpets (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Treloar & Son carpets)

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"Carpets: A Tapestry of Culture, Artistry, and History" From the vibrant streets of Cairo to the tranquil mosques in the Palestinian Authority, they have woven themselves into the fabric of societies across the Middle East. Just like a magic carpet ride, they transport us through time and space. Dating back to 1650, a Persian manuscript from the Safavid dynasty showcases intricate carpet designs that were treasured by royalty. Today, these masterpieces can still be found in museums such as Tehran's Carpet Museum of Iran. In Marrakech's bustling souk, carpets for sale entice visitors with their colorful patterns and rich textures. These North African treasures reflect centuries-old traditions passed down through generations. Closer to home in Kidderminster, Carpet Traders Limited employs skilled workers who meticulously craft each piece. Their dedication ensures that every carpet is not just functional but also a work of art. Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd promotes their exquisite creations through captivating promotional cards that showcase their craftsmanship. Each card tells a story of beauty underfoot. Yet they can not limited to indoor spaces alone. In England's West Woods, bluebells create an enchanting carpet beneath towering beech trees—a natural wonder that captivates all who wander there. Further north in Huddersfield lies Lockwood—the heartland of textile production—where skilled artisans continue to weave stunning carpets using age-old techniques. Their expertise keeps this traditional craft alive amidst modern times. Beyond homes and landscapes, even stained glass windows find inspiration from carpets' intricate motifs. Guthrie & Wells in Glasgow incorporate these timeless designs into their breathtaking creations—an artistic fusion where light meets texture. Lastly, we cannot forget Hammersmith Carpet Weaving at Merton Abbey Works—an unknown creator whose legacy lives on through beautiful tapestries adorning floors around the world.