Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 145cm, Maximum width: 52cm, Minimum width: 45cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.380-1923
Record ID
CIRC.380-1923
Library Location
Middle East Section
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
WARP: wool; brown shades, sometimes plied together; Z2S; 18 threads per inch (72 per dm); depressed. WEFT: light red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots afrer each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (30 per dm). PILE: wool; 11 colours: red, light red, dark yellow, yellow, green, blue, light blue, dark purple, purple, dark brown, cream; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 72 knots per sq. inch )1080 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: Field: blue ground densely filled with composite blossoms, palmettes and with yellow and light blue Afshan lilies. Catalogue date: 26.7.94
Üretim
c.f. see reference details for 330-1892. The Anglo-Persian Carpet co. S. Kensington. Purchased for 10s. "Fragment of carpet, probably Armenian, 17th century". One of "Six fragments of carpet (that) have been obtained, it is understood, from Smyrna refugees. They represent types of older carpets which are now becoming rather expensive... a very good opportunity is offered of securing good pieces at a nominal price". AFK to the Director
