19th Century FloorsPage 2
In the 'artistic' interiors of the 1870s and 1880s, oriental carpets and rugs laid over polished, wooden floors, were favoured over fitted carpets. The department store, Liberty's, stocked a large section of carpets from the East.
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'Hide and Seek', by J.J. Tissot, c.1877; oil on board.
© National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA/The Bridgeman Art Library