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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Publication Date:	1825
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 573cm (maximum), Width: 96cm (maximum), Weight: 8kg, Height: 3mm (Pile height)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.31-1915
Record ID	T.31-1915
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1825
Notes	Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, one of a pair of border carpets or kenare, central field design of packed botehs or paisleys on dark blue ground, Saraband, Iran, 1825-1875
Tarihsel bağlam	RP. 1445-1915 "a long runner, made in Western Persia in the 19th century. ... It is a particularly good example of 19th century carpet weaving, buoth in design, technique and colour, and would be a useful addition to the Museum collection of carpets" AFK. 29/IV/1915
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama	WARP: white; cotton, Z6S; depressed; density 24 cm. 96 dm. WEFT: blue, cotton, Z2S; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots. 16/", 64 dm. PILE: wool; 10 colours: light red, dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, purple, white. Knot: asymmetrical, open to the left around 2 warps 2// threads SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool END FINISH: not possible to check DESIGN: 1) main - dark blue ground. Offset bands of 6 and 1/2 botehs, alternate direction in each row. Subtle colour changes in base of botehs, dark green or green/row. Botel - predominated red flowers. Borders from centre: 1) reciprocal diamond head blue.dark blue outlined in red 2) dark blue ground containing floral meander, predominately red and blue blossoms on red stem, and red diagonal leaf. 3) white ground - floral meander with red blossoms on dark blue stem. Surrounding details of stem vary along length of border, and vary between right and left border. 4) as no. (2) 5) as no. (1) END: lower (as woven:)cut, but evidence of plain weave with blue cotton weft. top: (as woven): same SIDE: one cord oversewn with red wool.
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Carpet

Publication Date 1825

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 573cm (maximum), Width: 96cm (maximum), Weight: 8kg, Height: 3mm (Pile height)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.31-1915

Record ID T.31-1915

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1825

Notes Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, one of a pair of border carpets or kenare, central field design of packed botehs or paisleys on dark blue ground, Saraband, Iran, 1825-1875

Tarihsel bağlam RP. 1445-1915 "a long runner, made in Western Persia in the 19th century. ... It is a particularly good example of 19th century carpet weaving, buoth in design, technique and colour, and would be a useful addition to the Museum collection of carpets" AFK. 29/IV/1915

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton Wool Knotted Pile

Fiziksel açıklama WARP: white; cotton, Z6S; depressed; density 24 cm. 96 dm. WEFT: blue, cotton, Z2S; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots. 16/", 64 dm. PILE: wool; 10 colours: light red, dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, purple, white. Knot: asymmetrical, open to the left around 2 warps 2// threads SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool END FINISH: not possible to check DESIGN: 1) main - dark blue ground. Offset bands of 6 and 1/2 botehs, alternate direction in each row. Subtle colour changes in base of botehs, dark green or green/row. Botel - predominated red flowers. Borders from centre: 1) reciprocal diamond head blue.dark blue outlined in red 2) dark blue ground containing floral meander, predominately red and blue blossoms on red stem, and red diagonal leaf. 3) white ground - floral meander with red blossoms on dark blue stem. Surrounding details of stem vary along length of border, and vary between right and left border. 4) as no. (2) 5) as no. (1) END: lower (as woven:)cut, but evidence of plain weave with blue cotton weft. top: (as woven): same SIDE: one cord oversewn with red wool.

Üslup Qajar