French Carpets

In 1608 Henry IV initiated the French productionTurkish style" carpets under the direction of Pierre DuPont. This production was soon moved toe fact just west of Paris. The earliest, well-known group produced by e, then under the direction of Simon Lourdet, are the carpets that were produced in the early years of Louis XIV's reign

They are densely ornamented with flowers, sometimes in vases or baskets, against dark blue or brown grounds in deep borders. The designs are based on Netherlandish and Flemish textiles and paintings. The most famous Savonnerie car the series made for the Grande Galerie and the Galerie d'Apollon in the Palais du Louvre between c. is XIV moved the court to Versailles in 1688. Their design combines rich acanthus leaves, architectural framing, and mythological scenes (inspired by Cesare Ripa's Iconologie) with emblems of Louis XIV's royal power.

Pierre- Perrot is the best-known of the mid-eighteenth-century carpet designers. His many surviving works and drawings display graceful rococo s-scrolls, central rosettes, shells, acanthus leaves, and floral swags. The Savonnerie manufactory was moved to the  in Paris in 1826.
The Beauvais manufactory, better known for their, also made knotted pile carpets from 1780 to 1792. Carpet production in small, privately owned workshops in the town of began in 1743. Carpets produced in France employ the symmetrical knot.

Wilton and Brussels carpets remain one of the highest grades and longest wearing of woven carpets. The revival of interest in these c to today's fashion for period interiors, and the continued efforts of museums and homeowners towardattern, coloring and design in historic interior design interpretation. The Stourvale Mill collection offers an unparalled selection of historic Wilton and Brussels designs of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuryMerchants he best selection at major ports, such as Philadelphia, New York and Boston, even after the domestic carpet industry developed in the second quarter of the 19th century. Carpets, made up in 27" widths and usuallyanged around the room and down the center. Each bale contains enough carpet to fit a modest size room wall-to-wall, which was the most common practice. A later view shows a turn-of-the-century showroom in Fall River, Massachusetts, where the carpet selection shown includes Wilton, Brussels and Axminster in the narrow 27" wide bales, and on the bottom level are Ingrain (Kidderminster) carpets, which were woven at a 36" width.