Antique Donegal Rug

19th century

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Description

A lovely small and rare green antique Donegal rug woven in Killybeg's town in Ireland around 1890-1900. Beautiful colours and a nice wool pile, well drawn and in very good original condition.

The first Donegal carpets were made in the late 1890s when the Scottish industrialist, Alexander Morton, opened a factory in Killybeg's. Morton was head of a textile manufacturing firm in Ayrshire. Although his factories already made machine-woven rugs, he wanted to make handmade carpets like those popular from Turkey and Persia. A chance meeting with a member of Ireland's Congested Districts Board pointed him towards Donegal. The county had two things to offer: a ready supply of willing workers and an almost infinite number of sheep.

We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets & rugs in-situ in London, Surrey, Hampshire & anywhere else in the UK by appointment. A free, no obligation service we have offered for over 30 years.

We are happy to reserve this Donegal rug for you, and you can arrange either a home viewing or to see it at our barn showroom in Crondall, Surrey.

Interior designers you are very welcome to reserve this pretty rug for your project too, please click on reserve to request this service.

Physical Dimensions

Height

230cm (90.55")

Width

95cm (37.40")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1128981

Dealers Internal Reference

11682

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

A lovely small and rare green antique Donegal rug woven in Killybeg's town in Ireland around 1890-1900. Beautiful colours and a nice wool pile, well drawn and in very good original condition.

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The first Donegal carpets were made in the late 1890s when the Scottish industrialist, Alexander Morton, opened a factory in Killybeg's.

Farnham Antique Carpets

Morton was head of a textile manufacturing firm in Ayrshire. Although his factories already made machine-woven rugs, he wanted to make handmade carpets like those popular from Turkey and Persia. A chance meeting with a member of Ireland's Congested Districts Board pointed him towards Donegal. The county had two things to offer: a ready supply of willing workers and an almost infinite number of sheep.

fig 1. Antique Donegal rug — fig 1. Antique Donegal Rug

We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets & rugs in-situ in London, Surrey, Hampshire & anywhere else in the UK by appointment. A free, no obligation service we have offered for over 30 years.