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Brussels carpets

Scope note

Carpets that were made with variously colored worsted yarn first fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread and then drawn up in loops to form the pattern. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000187157

Broader Terms used

pile-woven carpets

Narrower Terms used

tapestry Brussels
body Brussels

Equivalent Terms used

Brussels carpet

Created

13yrs ago

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