Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles Tapestry Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 84cm, Minimum length: 23cm, Maximum width: 114cm, Minimum width: 69.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.54-1975
Record ID
T.54-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of woven wool carpet, Caucasus, first half 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet fragment of woven wool, cut and re-joined. WARP: light brown wool; Z3S; 13 threads per inch (49 per dm) WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 6 knots per inch (25 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 39 knots per sq. inch (612 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: 'Field: red ground with remains of two sunburst-like medallions with white ground with red, green and blue superimposing forms. Borders (on the right hand side); there is an inner border of red and yellow bands and then part of a wider border with a white ground and a floral meander.
Üretim
Mentioned in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, cf: Bennett (1981) illus. 87, "Chelaberd, Karabagh, 2nd half of the 19th c.) Schurmann (1964) illus. 28, "Karabagh District, Chelaberd" Ellis (1975) illus. 15, "Sunburst. Karabagh or Shirvan 18th c. (Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "Part of carpet (Tshalaberd?) Caucasian, Karabagh, first half 19th c." "I write to thank you most cordially for your kindness in allowing the Museum to select from your stock such carpet fragments as will be useful for teaching purposes and for showing designs so far unrepresented in our collection".
