ARTIST RUGS & CARPETS: THE EDWARD JAMES FOOTPRINT AND PAWPRINT CARPETS 1930s
Image: The Tilly Losch Footprint Carpet. Image courtesy of West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.
Written by Deborah Nash
Little did Tilly Losch know when tripping along the carpet from the bathroom to the bedroom with wet feet in the early 1930s that her husband would think to immortalise her footprints by weaving them into the carpet..........
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Written by Deborah Nash
Little did Tilly Losch know when tripping along the carpet from the bathroom to the bedroom with wet feet in the early 1930s that her husband would think to immortalise her footprints by weaving them into the carpet..........
Want to read more?
We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. Your support has allowed us to publish interviews, reviews, “what's on” information and long-read articles that we have shared freely online for the last twenty years. Unfortunately, in recent months, we have faced 30% increases in shipping and printing costs and rather than passing these on to our loyal subscribers, we have made the difficult decision to request that you subscribe to access our online content.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, CLICK HERE TO ACCESS CONTENT
We know our readership is passionate about textiles and so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories and histories that cloth tells.
*Please note that we send the password to access the Selvedge online content by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the password changes every issue.*