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NameFeltex carpet design SK-82-252
ProductionJo Torr; designer; Auckland
Feltex Carpets New Zealand Ltd.; manufacturer(s); Auckland
Feltex Carpets New Zealand Ltd.; manufacturer(s); Auckland
Classificationconceptual drawings, preliminary drawings
Materialspaper, gouache, graphite, ink
Materials SummaryGouache and ink on paper
Techniquespainting
DimensionsSupport: 367mm (height), 480mm (length)
Registration NumberGH018755
Credit lineGift of Jo Torr, 2024
Overview
This pattern is based on a carpet from the chapel of an Auckland boarding school. The chapel was undergoing refurbishment, and the school had commissioned Feltex Carpets Ltd to reproduce the original design.
Jo Torr, one of Feltex Carpet's designers, drew up this pattern for a nine inch hand-trial. Hand-trials, that is a square of carpet, iare created for the client's final approval, before the full carpet is woven.