Designs, Period.
Section IIIC: Single Designs (Bradford)

The Bradford Table Carpet is 13' long and 5' 9" inches wide. It is linen canvas worked with 23 colors of silk in tent stitch at 400 stitches to the square inch (20 ct. canvas), and is believed to have been made by professionals rather than by the household. The border is 17" deep and consists of various country scenes. King & Levey say the piece was made in the early 17^th century (and that it is probably from London), but Wardle says the piece is late 16^th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

A. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): crane (92 high by 46 wide)

B. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): spiky leaves (41 high by 33 wide)

(all photographed in Wardle and in King & Levey)

A. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): gosling (19 high by 43 wide)

B. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): goose (45 high by 57 wide)

C. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): gosling (24 high by 40 wide)

D. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): gosling (25 high by 38 wide)

(all photographed in Wardle and in King & Levey)

A. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): pigeon or dove (33 high by 46 wide)

B. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): leaves (22 high by 39 wide)

C. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): leaves (20 high by 24 wide)

D. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): sitting dog (72 high by 57 wide)

(all photographed in Wardle and in King & Levey)

A. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): tree (60 high by 54 wide)

B. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): fish on a line (40 high by 20 wide, without line)

C. English, Bradford table carpet (T.134-1928): water in a pond (30 high by 35 wide all-over: average 10 repeat vertically by average 12 repeat horizontally)

(all photographed in Wardle and in King & Levey)