Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 292cm, Width: 110cm, Weight: 9kg, Pile height height: 10mm
(maximum)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
59-1880
Record ID
59-1880
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, repeat design of boteh flowers on red ground, Iran, 1850-1870
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool pile on wool foundation, asymmetrical knot. Warp: white wool; Z2S; not depressed; 16 knots per sq. inch (64 per dm). Weft: white wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row; 8 knots per sq. inch (30 per dm). Pile: wool; colours: red, blue, yellow, black, green, and white; asymmetrical and tied around 2 warp threads. Side finish: web of 2 cords overcast with white wool. End finish: Lower: 5cm of plainweave with groups of warps twisted and knotted to create a fringe. Upper: 4cm plainweave white wool, warps twisted to form 13cm long fringe. Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet Design: Field: red ground of 27 bands of segmented botehs, each band containing 8.5-9 motifs, changing direction in every row, each separated by white crosses forming a lattice. Borders from centre: a) checkered border - squares of yellow, red, blue and green surrounded by black and white dots; b) green ground, black and white meander with red flowers; c) as a); d) white ground, angular meander in black with stylised leaves and stem-shaped blossoms in red, green, blue, and yellow; e) as a).
