Carpet
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A short encyclopedia entry defining the carpet as a woollen floor covering and sketching its history and manufacture. It notes the probable Asian origin, Turkey carpets as the finest ornamental kind, and production in France, Italy and Britain. It names Wilton, Kidderminster, Stirling and Kilmarnock as British centers.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1828
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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