Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Tapestry Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 43cm, Width: 17cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.54A-1975
Record ID
T.54A-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of woven wool carpet, Caucasus, first half 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet fragement: part of the field. WARP: light brown wool; Z3S; 13 threads per inch (49 per dm) WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 6 knots per inch (25 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 39 knots per sq. inch (612 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: red ground with white, blue and yellow extensions from two medallions with two and a half stylised flowerheads. Catalogue date: 20.7.94
Üretim
(Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "second part of a carpet (Tshalaberd?), Caucasian,, Karabagh, first half 19th c." "I write to thank you most cordially for your kindness in allowing the Museum to select from your stock such carpet fragments as will be useful for teaching purposes and for showing designs so far unrepresented in our collection". c.f. see T.54-1975
