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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Publication Place	Caucasus (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Top edge width: 1031mm, Bottom edge width: 1021mm, Proper right length: 1281mm, Proper left length: 1272mm, Weight including roller weight: 12kg
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	410-1880
Record ID	410-1880
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	1800s, Caucasian; Gabistan
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Single niche carpet, 19th century WARP: cream wool; Z3S; 23 threads per inch (90 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z3S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (48 per dm). PILE: wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, dark brown, purple, cream; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 150 knots per sq. inch (2160 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: dark yellow ground with dark blue saw-toothed lattice with white-centred crosses at junctions framing 12 bands of eight or nine floral sprigs, some stylised; these offset, with diverging mirrored diagonals rising from the central sprig on the lowest band and with a cluster of red and white stylised flowers at the entrance to the niche which holds a further 11 sprigs. The lattice continues into the two spandrels where there are five more bands of sprigs, a comb and small floral motifs. The angular band that outlines the niche has a white ground bearing the main border design. The band is outlined on both sides, beyond a narrow guard stripe, by a green saw-toothed narrow border, itself outlined in red and dark blue. Main border: cream ground with dark blue geometric meander linking angular botehs decorated with diagonal lines attached to a dark blue block with light green tracery. Between the botehs are small flowerheads and pairs of five short parallel dark blue lines at right angles to the stem. Inner border: reciprocal trefoil design in dark brown and dark blue. Outer border: dark blue ground bearing a cream meander with a dark red or purple cross on either side of which is a red, yellow or green stylised curled leaf.
Üretim	Gabistan Kerimov (1984) "From the Caucasus" ill.52 "sor-sor" pile carpet, Shemakha district, Azerbaijan. early 20th c. Bennet (1981) ill.235. Marsali (Shirvan) probably mid-19th century or earlier Mackie (1974) (Ch.Grant Ellis consultant), ill. XXX Saff dated 1292/1875AD. "Whether the rug was woven in Dagestan or Shirvan is a matter which awaits further investigation". Referred to in: "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov, pub. International Symposium, Baku, 1983. P.20, Plate 12.

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Carpet

Publication Place Caucasus (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Top edge width: 1031mm, Bottom edge width: 1021mm, Proper right length: 1281mm, Proper left length: 1272mm, Weight including roller weight: 12kg

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 410-1880

Record ID 410-1880

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes 1800s, Caucasian; Gabistan

Malzemeler ve teknikler Wool Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Single niche carpet, 19th century WARP: cream wool; Z3S; 23 threads per inch (90 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z3S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (48 per dm). PILE: wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, dark brown, purple, cream; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 150 knots per sq. inch (2160 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: dark yellow ground with dark blue saw-toothed lattice with white-centred crosses at junctions framing 12 bands of eight or nine floral sprigs, some stylised; these offset, with diverging mirrored diagonals rising from the central sprig on the lowest band and with a cluster of red and white stylised flowers at the entrance to the niche which holds a further 11 sprigs. The lattice continues into the two spandrels where there are five more bands of sprigs, a comb and small floral motifs. The angular band that outlines the niche has a white ground bearing the main border design. The band is outlined on both sides, beyond a narrow guard stripe, by a green saw-toothed narrow border, itself outlined in red and dark blue. Main border: cream ground with dark blue geometric meander linking angular botehs decorated with diagonal lines attached to a dark blue block with light green tracery. Between the botehs are small flowerheads and pairs of five short parallel dark blue lines at right angles to the stem. Inner border: reciprocal trefoil design in dark brown and dark blue. Outer border: dark blue ground bearing a cream meander with a dark red or purple cross on either side of which is a red, yellow or green stylised curled leaf.

Üretim Gabistan Kerimov (1984) "From the Caucasus" ill.52 "sor-sor" pile carpet, Shemakha district, Azerbaijan. early 20th c. Bennet (1981) ill.235. Marsali (Shirvan) probably mid-19th century or earlier Mackie (1974) (Ch.Grant Ellis consultant), ill. XXX Saff dated 1292/1875AD. "Whether the rug was woven in Dagestan or Shirvan is a matter which awaits further investigation". Referred to in: "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov, pub. International Symposium, Baku, 1983. P.20, Plate 12.