France · Knotted pile carpet weaving; Royal manufactory tradition; Textile arts
Tapis de la Savonnerie
Cut-pile knotted carpet woven on a vertical high-warp loom using the Ghiordes (Turkish) knot, following a painted cartoon. The Manufacture de la Savonnerie — established in a former soap factory on the Quai de Chaillot in 1615 — produces the most technically demanding floor covering in the French luxury tradition. Now housed alongside the Gobelins (CRAFT-0883).
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