CARPET, "Wiss", 318 x 215cm.

26-7-269
Wiss with an intensely red ground colour and a large geometric central medallion in dark blue, brick red and ochre yellow. The medallion is surrounded by smaller geometric ornaments and stylised star flowers in blue and dark red. The central field is adorned with several diamond-shaped medallions, angular motifs and symmetrically placed ornaments. The corner sections have a dark blue ground with geometric decorations in red, blue and ochre yellow. The wide main border has a dark blue ground with repeated geometric motifs in red and ochre yellow, framed by narrower patterned guard borders.
The pile is wool and the warp is cotton.
See close-up for best colour reproduction.