Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Weight: 16kg, Top edge width: 925mm, Bottom edge width: 1015mm, Proper left edge length: 2930mm, Proper right edge length: 2940mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.223-1962
Record ID
T.223-1962
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Carpet woven with a woollen knotted pile on a cotton warp and weft, Caucasus, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woollen knotted pile on a cotton warp and weft Wool Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet woven with a woollen knotted pile on a cotton warp and weft. Blue centre field patterned with floral motifs. WARP: white wool and cotton; Z5S; 1 woollen thread and 4 cotton ones; 12 threads per inch (46 per dm). WEFT: white cotton; Z3S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 7-9 knots per inch (32 per sq. dm). PILE: wool; 13 colours: red, yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark purple, purple, dark brown, black, light black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads; 48 knots per sq. inch (736 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 1 cord over sewn with dark brown, black and light black wool. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete but with 2.5 cms. plain weave with one line of weft twining with yellow and brown wool and then passes of red and light blue wool. The warp loops have been twisted and secured with a single knot immediately below the plain weave. Upper: 2 cms plain weave with purple, green and purple wefts with knotted ends. DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with bands of five or six botehs in various colours. Main border: red and green diagonal stripes. Inner and outer borders: white ground with black octagons framing a large pentagonal flowerhead. Outermost border: reciprocal red/black trefoils.
Üretim
See Persian "Shiraz" saddle cover: 1011-1884
