Carpet Designers
About this artwork
This photograph may have been taken in Kashmir as Fred Bremner describes the beautiful carpets being made there. He wrote in his memoirs: "Srinagar has many factories and is full of interesting and fascinating wares. The carpets are known worldwide, carved walnut in beautiful and varied designs, silver and brass ware, papier-mâché work, silks, shawls, embroideries and other articles all go to show that the Kashmiri citizen has a wonderful sense of the artistic as well as being a very careful worker and particular in detail". Bremner produced several images of Indian artisans at work and this scene is typical of his compositions.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Fred BremnerScottish (1863 - 1941)
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title:Carpet Designers
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date created:About 1896
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materials:Platinum/palladium print
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measurements:25.30 x 30.10 cm (image size 24.50 x 29.30 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1987
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accession number:PGP 129.30
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Fred Bremner
Fred Bremner
Fred Bremner, the son of a professional photographer in Banff, travelled to India in 1882 and worked there for nearly forty years. He moved all the time, covering vast distances to photograph colonial officers and their families as well as members of the native aristocracy. Bremner was fascinated...