Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 300cm, Minimum length: 296cm, Maximum width: 91.5cm, Minimum width: 86cm, Weight: 14kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
651-1893
Record ID
651-1893
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Turkish
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet, slit tapestry WARP: shades of dark brown wool; Z2S; 5 threads per inch (20 per dm). WEFT: wool; S-spun, unplied; mixture of single threads and 2 parallel threads used together; 6 colours: yellow, light yellow, green, light green, blue, white; average of 22 threads per inch (90 per dm). SIDE FINISH: returned wefts END FINISH: incomplete DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with three and 2 half blossom-bearing sprigs in shades of yellow and light green across width. These are repeated along the length; there are 10 and a half bands. Main Border: white ground with possible anthropomorphic figures in yellow in off-set rows. Inner border: blue zigzag line separating yellow and light yellow Outer border: yellow zigzag separating green and white. NB: Woven like others of this type with interrupted vertical slits; these do not run the entire length of the carpet and have been stitched together. They are visible on the photograph.
Üretim
Turkish carpet, said to be from Baghdad
