Axminster rugs

The production of hand-knotted rugs in Axminster, England, began in the middle of the 18th century. From the beginning of the 20th century rugs from England have been power loomed.

A GEORGE III AXMINSTER CARPET, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS WHITTY, CIRCA 1790
AN AXMINSTER CARPET, ENGLAND, MID-19TH CENTURY
Axminster ca. 1820