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Carpet border fragment

Title	Carpet border fragment
Author	Unknown (designed and made by)
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Maximum length: 48.5cm, Minimum length: 47cm, Width: 22.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.329-1910
Record ID	T.329-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	Middle East, Carpet. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border pattern of scrolling flowers on green ground, Khurasan, Iran, 1600-1700
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton Wool
Fiziksel açıklama	WARP: white cotton; Z4S; 32 threads per inch (108 per dm); depressed WEFT: white cotton; Z4S; 2 or 3 shoots after or row of knots (varies); 17 knots per inch (71 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, light green, light blue; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 272 knots per sq. inch (3834 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: green ground with floral meander in green, with a red and yellow flower. There are traces of a solid border along either side. DYE ANALYSIS: red = lac; green = indigo and an unidentifiable yellow.

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Carpet border fragment

Author Unknown (designed and made by)

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Maximum length: 48.5cm, Minimum length: 47cm, Width: 22.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.329-1910

Record ID T.329-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes Middle East, Carpet. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border pattern of scrolling flowers on green ground, Khurasan, Iran, 1600-1700

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton Wool

Fiziksel açıklama WARP: white cotton; Z4S; 32 threads per inch (108 per dm); depressed WEFT: white cotton; Z4S; 2 or 3 shoots after or row of knots (varies); 17 knots per inch (71 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, light green, light blue; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 272 knots per sq. inch (3834 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: green ground with floral meander in green, with a red and yellow flower. There are traces of a solid border along either side. DYE ANALYSIS: red = lac; green = indigo and an unidentifiable yellow.