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"Swan House" Carpet

William Morris, Design c. 1883, made 1887

4.72 m × 3.33 m

Longer than a car. Stood on end it is 2.8 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.33 m
Width: 4.72 m
Medium: Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "Ghiordes knots" cut pile
Kind: Textile
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 472.3 × 333.4 cm (186 × 131 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 3.33 m × 4.72 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 4.72 m × 3.33 m. Longer than a car. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made Design c. 1883, made 1887. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder.
How was it made?: Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "Ghiordes knots" cut pile, Arts and Crafts Movement.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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