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Carpet fragment

Title	Carpet fragment
Author	Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1700
Publication Place	Iran Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 9.5cm, Width: 9cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1066C-1883
Record ID	1066C-1883
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1700
Notes	Middle East, Carpet, Fragment. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, design shows floral motif, Iran, possibly 1700-1800
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Warp: white cotton; Z5S; depressed; 30 threads per inch (120 per dm, counted as 60 per 5 cm). Weft: white cotton, Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 23 knots per inch (90 per dm, counted as 45 per 5 cm). Pile: wool; 9 colours: red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, dark pink, pink, red-brown, black; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 345 knots per sq. inch (5400 per sq. dm). Side finish: cut. End finish: cut. Cotton Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet fragment, design shows field or main border: dark red ground with angular dark blue blossom on a green stem and enclosing a similarly shaped light yellow, red-brown and green design. Some evidence that the green stem supports a small, five-petalled yellow rosette on each side.

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Carpet fragment

Author Unknown Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1700

Publication Place Iran Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 9.5cm, Width: 9cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1066C-1883

Record ID 1066C-1883

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1700

Notes Middle East, Carpet, Fragment. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, design shows floral motif, Iran, possibly 1700-1800

Malzemeler ve teknikler Warp: white cotton; Z5S; depressed; 30 threads per inch (120 per dm, counted as 60 per 5 cm). Weft: white cotton, Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 23 knots per inch (90 per dm, counted as 45 per 5 cm). Pile: wool; 9 colours: red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, dark pink, pink, red-brown, black; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 345 knots per sq. inch (5400 per sq. dm). Side finish: cut. End finish: cut. Cotton Wool Knotted Pile

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet fragment, design shows field or main border: dark red ground with angular dark blue blossom on a green stem and enclosing a similarly shaped light yellow, red-brown and green design. Some evidence that the green stem supports a small, five-petalled yellow rosette on each side.