In contemporary usage, an 18th century French designs with a decorative floral medallion at the center with a curvilinear border elaborating the floral motifs.
A flat weave, pileless rug predominantly made in China and India, featuring a floral medallion with curvilinear floral borders and soft pastel colors.
A type of tapestry originally woven at Aubusson, France, a town in central France.
A flat-weave rug, generally with a floral medallion in pastel colors, once woven in France. The designs of these rugs have been adapted to pile carpets and are now woven in India and China.
Style of rug that originated in France in the 15th century. Aubusson evolved into several main styles over the course of the next four centuries, including popular Antoinette, Josephine and Maison patterns. Aubusson were originally flat-weave rugs, usually featuring a floral medallion and pastel colors, but today these rug patterns have been adapted for pile rugs.
French town, the center of production of tapestries and tapestry-weave carpets since the 17th century although formal workshops were not established until circa 1743
Rug manufactory that came to prominence in 17th century France, the name of which has become synonymous with luxurious rugs in highly ornate, curlicue patterns.
Fine flat carpets woven in France from the 15th to 19th Centuries. A term used to describe modern rugs that use similar designs and colors.
the name of a city in France that gave its name to a type of French tapestry
Originally a pileless carpet woven in France, usually with a floral medallion in pastel colors. The designs of these rugs have also been adapted to pile carpets and are now woven in India and China.
A center of French rug production which began in the mid 17th century. At first, rugs woven in Aubusson were based on Turkish models but from the mid 19th century, designs began competing with those of the English. Many tapestry woven rugs were woven in the 18th and 19th centuries and generally those have designs of flowers and bouquets and architectural motifs.
A scenic tapestry used for wall hangings and upholstery. Named for Aubusson, France.
A French tapestry and carpet factory which was granted the status of Royal Manufactory by Louis XIV in 1665.
French design normally with a medallion and pastel colors.