Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Top edge width: 1120mm, Bottom edge width: 1120mm, Proper right length: 1155mm, Proper left length: 1200mm, Weight: 12kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.49-1914
Record ID
T.49-1914
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
1800s, Turkish; Ghiordes
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool Cotton
Fiziksel açıklama
WARP: white wool, dyed red at both ends; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (75 threads per dm). WEFT: white cotton; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 19 knots per inch (77 per dm). PILE: wool; 10 colours: red, dark green, green, very light green, dark blue, light blue, purple, light purple, pink, black. The carpet is heavily patched and it is difficult to distinguish the original colours; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 181 per sq. inch (2888 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing END FINISH: missing DESIGN: field: dark blue ground; very light green panel takes up most of the field. It has a scalloped niche at both ends. The panel is filled with a small-scale diaper pattern outlined in black. In the centre lies a dark blue lozenge containing a four-lobed stylised pink flower from which spring tendrils and buds in shades of pink. The lozenge is outlined by pink hooks. The panel has a row of blue and pink buds on the sides and pink intrusive hooks entereing from the scallops. Hanging from both niche points is a sprig ending in pink carnation and buds. The four spandrels are heavily decorated with multi-coloured carnations, dark pink serrated leaves, flowers and pink curled leaves. Within a narrow pink border is a lower panel with a light blue ground on which are four angular multi-coloured sprays of flowers and leaves. Within a narrow light purple border is an upper panel containing a floral meander in purple and green. Main border: broad zigzag in the diaper design of the central panel (black on very light green): the intervening triangles have dark blue ground with a dark purple or pink hooked outline and containing a sprig of one large and four small flowers. Inner border: very light green ground with a central blax axis on which lie stylised sprigs, predominantly in purple and pink. Outer border: incomplete and missing from the lower end. Very light green ground with floral meander with green angular stem outlined in black; flowers are purple and pink.
Üretim
Turkish, Kis-Ghiordes cf: Sphyler (1988) illus. 38, "Gordes, double niche rug, c. 1800. nb medallion edging, spandrels and main border. Dimand (1973) illus. 201, (cat. no. 128), "Kis-Ghiordes prayer rug, first half 19th century. Dimand describes as "betrothal rug... (kis is Turkish for maiden)". Thompson (1983) illus. p. 25, "Ghoides (Gordes) w. Turkey, 19th century Batari (1994) illus. 112, ' "Kis Gordes" rug, Gordes first half 19th century'. Also NB field and central medallion of illus. 113. Hali, Issue 64, p. 173, 'Kis Gordes rug, W. Anatolia, 18th century', NB vestigual legs.
