18th-century British Floor Coverings
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- Heather Tetley
- Date
- undated (Building Conservation Directory)
- Themes
- Woven carpet
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Heather Tetley. “18th-century British Floor Coverings.” undated (Building Conservation Directory). buildingconservation.com/articles/floor-coverings/floor-coverings.htm.
Research notes
Conservation-trade overview of 18th-century British floor coverings. Says ingrain/Scotch/Kidderminster were popular, woven double-sided, with more colour and design than most floor coverings of the period ('a coarser version of the Welsh blankets of today'), and that looped-pile Brussels and cut-velvet Wilton began to be made in 1740 (compare 1741 patent; 1749 at Kidderminster). Useful single overview for a chapter section; its 1740 date is rounder than the documentary 1741. Sources: https://buildingconservation.com/articles/floor-coverings/floor-coverings.htm Research note (Oct 2026): from search results; pages not opened.