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Savonnerie|savɔnri|
[Fr., lit. ‘soap factory’, f. savon soap.]
The name of a factory established in a former soap works in Paris in the 17th century, used attrib. and absol. to designate hand-knotted pile carpets made there. Also used of similar products from elsewhere in France.
1876Encycl. Brit. V. 129/2 The most celebrated and artistic textures of this class are the Aubusson, Savonnerie, and Beauvais carpets of France. 1899R. Glazier Man. Hist. Ornament 118 About 1590, some carpets called Savonnerie were made in the Louvre, the technique being somewhat similar to the Persian carpets. 1912Loan Exhib. Tapestries, Carpets & Silk Fabrics from Mobilier Nat. Paris (Victoria & Albert Mus.) 4 The chief characteristic of the Savonnerie carpets was the application of the technical methods used in..Oriental specimens to designs prepared in the contemporary style of French decorative art. 1922Kendrick & Tattersall Hand-Woven Carpets I. i. vii. 73 The factory of the Savonnerie, which has provided a generic name for all French hand-knotted carpets, was founded in 1626. 1933Burlington Mag. Dec. p. xxiv/2 Savonnerie panels in silk, brocades etc. 1949N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate ii. iv. 225 My Savonnerie, my Sèvres, my sanguines, all my treasures gone and I confess I am very low about it. 1966M. Jarry Carpets of Manuf. de la Savonnerie 18 Le Château de Fontainebleau..is fitted up with Savonnerie carpets. 1972K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me i. 2 That..is a valuable Savonnerie rug. 1977Times 11 Oct. 17/6 The sale will contain..16 antique Oriental carpets and one Savonnerie. |