Artwork : ArchiveNo00129

Victorian Rug 1862

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	HMS Warrior
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Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	05.06.08 10.35am
Artefact Name	Victorian Rug
Artefact Description	3 x 4.5 metres Blue interior with geometric floating designs. Edge areas include frames containing geometric designs of various sizes. Cold / warm contrasting colours red, blue and orange. Made of wool. Pre-1860.
Artefact Date	1862
Artefact Stored	Captain’s Day Cabin, HMS Warrior
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Warrior_rug.jpg
Sample Taken	Wool fibres (red and blue) from edging
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History of Artefact	It is not the original rug from the Warrior, but the ship would have contained one very similar to this example. Situated in the Captain’s Day Cabin. It has been on the ship since 1987. The object is on loan from Sonia Rolt.
Historian	Jane Skinner
Previous Owners	Sonia Rolt
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00129_web.jpg

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