A Large 19thC Antique Loggerhead Turtle Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles to the north and south

to the north and south of the central motif

The design to the front of the piece is more traditional than the shells that surround it

with an applied rope-twist rim

lettered “John Jameson & son ltd

The seven-banded border consists of three designs

A Large 19thC Antique Loggerhead Turtle Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles to the north and southOrigin: English Period: Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 3. 5 inches Length: 18. 5 inches Width: 17 inches (at widest point) An impressive carapace, that is, the upper part of the turtle shell, with a small chip to the tail end, but otherwise in quite good, complete condition. The segments of the shell (or scutes), are well defined and the skeletal ribs on the underside are both intriguing and rather eerie looking. There