Carpet Portraits of the Queen and Queen Mary Mr. J.C.Varney, an employes in the carpet department of Drucas, the Baker -street store, has just completed a carpet portrait of the queen some time ago he did a similar portrait of queen nary. The portraits are life - size and copied from photographs. They are worked i Wilton carpeting. A section of the red yard was unpicked then the 60,000 tufts which form the queen's portrait were woven in. Queen Mary's portrait had 45,000 tufts woven in. Photo shows Mr.J.C.Varney with his carpet portraits of the queen and queen Mary.
Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.
Photo is dated 10-10-1953.
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