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Donegal Rugs: British Arts & Crafts Carpets
What are Donegal Rugs:
It all began in 1898, when Alexander Morton & Company of London began producing handwoven carpets in Donegal, Ireland. By 1903, due to the influence of England's most prominent designers, in particular C.F.A. Voysey, these carpets had introduced a unique new style to interior design. The large stylized leaves and flowers typical of Voysey's carpet designs formed the perfect complement to the Arts & Crafts interiors then in vogue.
Gustav Stickley, who owned
several Donegal carpets, offered two designs in his catalogues: The Fintona and an unnamed
design (our Gustav Stickley Donegal attributed to C.F.A. Voysey). In the December 1906
issue of "The Craftsman",
Stickley states:
"For those wanting the very best in rugs and carpets, there is an end to the quest in the rich, artistic and everlasting Donegal Rugs... in depth and closeness of pile, richness of coloring, and grace of design, nothing can excel these Donegal products."
JAX has taken great care in selecting only the finest and most authentic examples of Arts and Crafts design to reproduce. We choose to offer to our customers only those carpets whose quality, design and color truly do justice to the originals. Our Nepalese Voysey carpets are the finest Arts & Crafts carpets made in the last one hundred years. Every rug is hand woven from 100% handspun wool ( click here to view a worker shearing a JV-5 by hand in Nepal).
Our new line of Turkish knotted
Voysey carpets in the seven designs shown here.
They are handwoven in China on dyed foundations just like the originals and vegetable
washed to give them an antique appearance. These carpets are the most faithful
reproduction of antique Donegal/Voysey carpets ever produced . They are designed to be
used with antique furniture and will be thinner and less expensive than our Nepalese
Donegals. Please phone or email for more details. We will continue to stock the Nepalese
versions (below) as well as custom color/size carpets from Nepal by special order.
So that you can
shop with confidence, we have decided to carry a limited number of excellent designs. Each
design is stocked in a variety of sizes (subject to availability) and is guaranteed to be
100% authentic. Rugs can be shipped for your approval anywhere in the United States. Our
goal is to provide complete satisfaction with your purchase.
Click here to view
Voysey/Donegal design Rugs Antique washed in China
Click here to view Voysey/Donegal designs from
Nepal
(available by custom order only)
Click here to view William Morris' designs
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