| CARPETS Contrasting modern carpets of the mid 1950s with those of an earlier age | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6003 | |
| Catalog #: | 38117 | |
| Clip Number: | 38117-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 35 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:00 - 01:12:52 | |
| Location: | Osterley, Middlesex and Kidderminster, Hereford an | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Textiles INTERIOR DECORATION: Floor Coverings LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | CARPETS Contrasting modern carpets of the mid 1950s with those of an earlier age. A look at carpets from different locations and eras - from antique Persian carpets to 18th century European carpets, to modern ones of 1950s. Osterley, Middlesex and Kidderminster, Hereford and Worcestershire. LS Woman turning over a Persian carpet, showing another one underneath. CU of the carpet. She turns carpet over and reveals yet another carpet . CU of the carpet showing design. She turns carpet over and shows yet another. MS Carpet with large circle design two men walk across carpet (in Osterley House) LS of the two men one of them a guide in uniform points to a chair and then to the wall. He then bends down by chair. CU of the man pointing to top of chair showing flower design camera pans down to carpet showing large flowered design. MS of the man now pointing to the edging round chair. The man then points to edging round carpet. MS Showing corner of carpet with its unique design. MS of the ceiling showing similar design in corner of ceiling. BCU Wall paper which has a painting of a man and woman the camera pans down to a fire screen which also has a similar design. Camera continues pan to chair which also has a similar design. BCU of the chair camera pans down to flowered design of the carpet. MS man with paint brush painting design for carpet. Cu he dips brush into one of a group of pots of bright colored paint. More of man painting. He finishes, unpins the paper with design, exits.. MS he sits it on top of a cabinet and selects sample of wool from many different colors arranged in rows in open drawer. CUs as he compares wool with the colors on the painted carpet design. MCU a woman sits at table working on a finished design; she is counting squares of each color in each row, creating a record to be used to set up the weaving looms. Various shots of the looms in carpet factory weaving a carpet. MS Corner of room showing modern interior, incl. a bright red carpet with small white squares; a woman walks into picture. CU of woman walking over carpet which has tiny white square. MS Woman sitting down in chair she pulls contemporary lampshade down a little and then picks up magazine. Then we see another room with a woman sitting on chair reading; the carpet here is more subtle - -tan with very narrow stripes in black and white. She then pushes chair up against two others which now forms a sectional couch; she stretches out on it. C CU pan down to carpet. Another CU carpet. MLS woman office worker sits at desk on a dark carpet with thin light colored stripes. Another interior: MS small round table with modern chairs around it; camera pans down to carpet on floor which is modern but actually seems to have some middle-eastern influence. | |


