Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Equestrian Equipment Transport
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 45cm, Minimum length: 43cm, Width: 43.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.834-1924
Record ID
CIRC.834-1924
Library Location
Middle East Section
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Soumak: mostly signle, some countered, some vertical and diagonal wrapping. WARP: 1 thick light brown and 2 thin dark brown wool threads plied together; Z3S; 14 threads to the inch (60 per dm). WEFT: Foundation: white wool; Z2S; 1 shoot after patterned weft; 20 threads to the inch (check total?) (80 per dm). Pattern: wool; Z2S; 9 colours: dark red, red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, blue, black, cream; sequence: over 2 threads and back under 1. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts on both sides. END FINISH: Lower: cut. Upper 1.5 cms. plainweave with red wool weft turned and stitched into place. DESIGN: there are 13 bands of geometric design. The deep central band (number 7) has one band and two half bands of infilled, cross-like motifs. Counting from the bottom,, bands 1,5, 9 and 13 are the same; bands 3 and 11 have the same design with colour alterations. Catalogue date: 27.3.91
Üretim
The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co. South Kensington, Purchased for 5/6d/ "Mat, Soumak" This and two others are "pieces of Soumak weaving from saddle-bags, apparently the work of nomad Turcomans. They are good in colour and design and there is nothing similar in the collection. The prices asked are very moderate..." CECT to AFK.
