Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors Tapestry
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 54cm, Minimum length: 36cm, Maximum width: 48cm, Minimum width: 36cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.52-1975
Record ID
T.52-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of hand knotted carpet of wool and cotton, Caucasus, late 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Hand knotted wool and cotton Wool Cotton
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet fragment of hand knotted wool and cotton. WARP: dark brown wool. Z3S; 14 threads per inch (54 per dm). WEFT: white wool and 2 white cotton; Z3S; 2 shoots occasionally 3 or 4 after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (51 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, blue, light purple, (faded), dark brown/black, symmetrical knot tied arouond 2 threads; 91 knots per sq. inch (1377 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with white cotton and wool as weft. END FINISH; cut DESIGN: NB: some areas have been patched from another carpet. There are six vertical stripes: from the selvedge they are: 1. dark brown ground with single yellow knots 2. reciprocal red/dark green diamond heads 3. blue ground with coloured stars 4. white ground with coloured stars 5. dark green ground with coloured stars 6. dark blue ground with hooked crosses containing a star.
Üretim
(Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington Fragment of carpet, Caucasian (Shirvan), 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". Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 96
