Author
Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date
1750
Publication Place
Iran Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 69cm, Minimum length: 64cm, Maximum width: 38cm, Minimum width: 9.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
306-1884
Record ID
306-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1750
Notes
Middle East, Carpet, Fragment. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, Herati design, Iran, possibly 1750-1800
Fiziksel açıklama
Warp: light brown wool; Z3S; depressed; 20 threads per inch (80 per dm). Weft: brown wool and light brown wool; brown wool is Z3S and light brown Z-spun and unplied; each colour has 2 parallel threads per shoot with a total of 3 shoots (light brown, brown, light brown) after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (69 per dm). Pile: wool; 9 colours: dark red, red, yellow, dark-green, green, dark blue, blue, brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 130 knots per sq. inch (2760 per sq. dm). Side finish: both sides are cut. End finish: upper-cut; lower-missing. Design: Field: dark blue ground with large, Herati-style sickle leaves in red and blue framing a diamond formed by green stems which bear yellow flowers. Inner border: white ground with evidence of floral meander.
