Thursday, 26 November 2015
Axminster Carpets - Oxford Definition
Carpets made in the small town in Devon where Thomas Whitty founded the Axminster carpet factory in 1755, the most important centre for hand-knotted carpet weaving in Britain. Its products were intended for the luxury market. In 1835 the factory closed and its equipment was relocated to Wilton.
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