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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Caucasus (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Weight including roller weight: 15kg, Top edge width: 1165mm, Bottom edge width: 1190mm, Proper right length: 1930mm, Proper left length: 1920mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	149-1908
Record ID	149-1908
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	1800s, Turkish; Kurdistan
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet fragment WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 18 threads to the inch (66 per dm). WEFT: red wool; check; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12 knots to the inch (46 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, light blue, dark purple, light purple; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 108 knots per sq. inch (1518 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with eight complete bands of hooked, seven-sided motifs in yellow, each containing a stylised blossom. These alternate with a secondary, yellow motif from the lowest band of the seven-sided motif, the bottom quarter is missing. Inner border: there is evidence of a red inner border at either side. 27.6.94
Üretim	Referred to in "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov. Published International Symposium, Baku, 1983, p. 10, Pl. 2 Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 95, 109, 110, 113, 114. c.f. "Caucasian Floral Carpet, 19th c." Yetkin (1978) Vol. 1, illus. 97 (Turkish) "13th century carpet (fragment) from Beysehir", Erdmann (1977) Oguz Press, illus. 9. Franses and Pinner (Hali 1980), the design is ".... unfamiliar to us".

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Carpet

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Caucasus (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Weight including roller weight: 15kg, Top edge width: 1165mm, Bottom edge width: 1190mm, Proper right length: 1930mm, Proper left length: 1920mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 149-1908

Record ID 149-1908

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes 1800s, Turkish; Kurdistan

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet fragment WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 18 threads to the inch (66 per dm). WEFT: red wool; check; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12 knots to the inch (46 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, light blue, dark purple, light purple; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 108 knots per sq. inch (1518 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with eight complete bands of hooked, seven-sided motifs in yellow, each containing a stylised blossom. These alternate with a secondary, yellow motif from the lowest band of the seven-sided motif, the bottom quarter is missing. Inner border: there is evidence of a red inner border at either side. 27.6.94

Üretim Referred to in "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov. Published International Symposium, Baku, 1983, p. 10, Pl. 2 Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 95, 109, 110, 113, 114. c.f. "Caucasian Floral Carpet, 19th c." Yetkin (1978) Vol. 1, illus. 97 (Turkish) "13th century carpet (fragment) from Beysehir", Erdmann (1977) Oguz Press, illus. 9. Franses and Pinner (Hali 1980), the design is ".... unfamiliar to us".