Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Central Asia (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 23cm, Width: 77cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.93-1925
Record ID
T.93-1925
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Face of a bag, Central Asia, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Bag face WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (70 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot, 1 shoot after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (60 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 123 knots per sq. inch (2100 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with blue wool. END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with 4 rows of red weft; turned under and stitched in place. Upper: cut and subsequently bound with cotton cord. DESIGN: described as in use: field: red ground with six flowers on leafed stems. Side and upper borders: small, white and brown double rams horsn. Apron: incomplete: looks like bands of nine off-set stylised flowers. Catalogue date: 22.6.94
Üretim
The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington. Purchased as one of seven pieces for a total of £3 "knotted pile wall bag; Ersari" (1925) This is one of "7 interesting little pieces of Turcoman carpet-knotting, good in design, colour and technique"â¦. And one of four "tent-bags unlike any others in the Museum⦠the price for the seven pieces⦠is nominal". Mentioned in "Turkoman Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 303, 306, 309, 312, 315. cf: Karoly Gombos (1975) illus. 23,24,25, "Tekke engzi, 19th century", "Tekke engzi 19th century", Yomut/Tekke engzi, 19th century". Siawosch Azadi (1975) ill. 22, "Tekke germetsch", very early 19th century" * "threshold rug". Elena Tzareva (1984) ill. 42, "Tekke Germetch, 19th century".
