Carpet sample of Mustique design from Malene Barnett

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A carpet sample of the Mustique design from Malene Barnett. The carpet is made from light brown and blue jute with a flatweave technique. The design of the carpet has two columns of blue diamonds with designs at their center. The designs on the columns of diamonds on the left and right edge are smaller diamonds within the larger one. The design in the center column is two half diamond shapes over one another separated by three circles across the center. On the back of the carpet sample is a printed blue and white label for Malene B. Carpets with handwritten information about the sample in blue market including the name of the design, the quality of the sample, the size of the sample, the fabric used, and the origin of the fabric. Written at the bottom right corner of the label is [28/35].

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