A Large 19thC Antique Loggerhead Turtle Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and a small square of

and a small square of the blank margin has been replaced in the lower right corner

they are used decoratively to hide an empty grate

red in the centre with a buff middle ground and again returning to red as an outer field

and coral adornments

A Large 19thC Antique Loggerhead Turtle Shell sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and a small square ofOrigin: 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