A large Carpet that has been woven in one piece.
The field has an overall design of flowerheads in a latticed design on a greeny grey ground. The corner spandrels have curved lines and anthemions in the neo-classical style. The main border guard has a continuous scrolling foliate design on a dark green ground, and is approximately 13m 40cm x 7m 10cm. The underside of one corner has an embroidered panel. This Carpet was woven in 1957, for Charles Hammond Limited of London by James Templeton and Company Limited of Glasgow. Hammond's design uses
characteristic Adam motifs such as husks, honeysuckle and Vitruvian scrolls.