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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Weight: 14kg, Top edge width: 1270mm, Bottom edge width: 1300mm, Proper right length: 1580mm, Proper left length: 1600mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.21-1970
Record ID	T.21-1970
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Silk carpet, Iran, ca.19th century
Sample Text	Inscription possibly from the Koran or a poem. Note Inscription on border.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silk Turkish knotted pile with wool Silk Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Animal-headed tree in buff, pinky-red, yellow, green and pale blue on a cream ground. Warp: white silk; Z3S; 24 threads per inch (94 per dm). Weft: light brown silk; Z3S; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 27 knots per inch (102 per dm). Pile: silk; 9 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, light blue, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 324 knots per sq. inch (4794 per sq. dm). Side finish: one cord oversewn with red wool. End finish: Lower: incomplete fringe secured with one knot; 2 cm. plainweave with white, orange and yellow silk weft. Upper: 2 cm plainweave with yellow silk and then white silk and a fringe secured with a single knot max. length 2.5 cm. Design: Field: light green ground with a green tree growing from the bottom. There are many branches, most bearing small red buds (lower half) or mainly red flowers and green leaves (upper half). Above the buds the branches also bear animal heads. The tree trunks end in a large yellow, red and green palmette with dark blue flowers surrounding it and a white flower above. Main border: red ground with dark blue cartouches containing inscriptions. In between is a flower and leaves on a thin stem. To either side is a white ground stripe with a thin dark blue meander and red flowers and green leaves. Inner and outer borders: red ground with floral meander on a dark blue and white stem with dark blue/yellow flowers and green leaves.

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Carpet

Author Unknown

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Weight: 14kg, Top edge width: 1270mm, Bottom edge width: 1300mm, Proper right length: 1580mm, Proper left length: 1600mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.21-1970

Record ID T.21-1970

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Silk carpet, Iran, ca.19th century

Sample Text Inscription possibly from the Koran or a poem. Note Inscription on border.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silk Turkish knotted pile with wool Silk Wool Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Animal-headed tree in buff, pinky-red, yellow, green and pale blue on a cream ground. Warp: white silk; Z3S; 24 threads per inch (94 per dm). Weft: light brown silk; Z3S; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 27 knots per inch (102 per dm). Pile: silk; 9 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, light blue, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 324 knots per sq. inch (4794 per sq. dm). Side finish: one cord oversewn with red wool. End finish: Lower: incomplete fringe secured with one knot; 2 cm. plainweave with white, orange and yellow silk weft. Upper: 2 cm plainweave with yellow silk and then white silk and a fringe secured with a single knot max. length 2.5 cm. Design: Field: light green ground with a green tree growing from the bottom. There are many branches, most bearing small red buds (lower half) or mainly red flowers and green leaves (upper half). Above the buds the branches also bear animal heads. The tree trunks end in a large yellow, red and green palmette with dark blue flowers surrounding it and a white flower above. Main border: red ground with dark blue cartouches containing inscriptions. In between is a flower and leaves on a thin stem. To either side is a white ground stripe with a thin dark blue meander and red flowers and green leaves. Inner and outer borders: red ground with floral meander on a dark blue and white stem with dark blue/yellow flowers and green leaves.