Voysey Rug Uk

Uk heritage rugs handknotted rug licensees for the british museum and the victoria and albert museum.

Voysey rug uk.

The river rug was shown at the arts and crafts exhibition society in 1903 and was described as a hearthrug and entitled the river mat in the programme. Details meet the maker shipping and returns samples. The v a is well known for its world class collection of decorative arts and works in virtually every medium by the leading lights of the arts and crafts movement. All are made in nepal using chinese silk and new zealand wool stay in a voysey house.

In contrast voysey separated the interior or field from the border and treated the design of the field as essentially infinite and bounded only by the dimensions of the border. Guildcraft s voysey collection features seven arts crafts designs originally created by english architect c f a. R20 arts and crafts donegal carpet the durleek depicting stags amongst trees swans and birds in flight. Up to this point rugs were conceived as a type of painting with the entire composition designed and sized for the dimensions of the particular carpet being made.

Background is rose red with a rust border with apricot pale gold apple green and black accents. For more information on persian carpet and to see our curated collection. The v a collection features rugs from the arts and crafts period including designs by c f a voysey silver studio and walter crane. Rug known as the river rug hand knotted carpet designed by c f a.

Our collaboration with the v a meant that we could source and explore designs by c f a. Hand knotted in india of pu. A bold and striking design with a geometrically stylized floral motif. Voysey retailed by liberty co first shown grafton gallery in 1903.