Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Tapestry Floor Coverings
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Top edge width: 950mm, Bottom edge width: 1010mm, Proper right length: 1835mm, Proper left length: 1760mm, Weight including roller weight: 15kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.115-1977
Record ID
T.115-1977
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Rug, Caucasus, 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Caucasian carpet. WARP: dark brown wool with some white threads; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (48 per dm). WEFT: bands of assorted browns, yellow and light red wool; Z spun, unplied with some Z2S; with from 4 - 6 shoots after each row of knots; average of 7 knots per inch (average 28 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, purple, black, white: symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (672 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with brown, black and yellow wool. END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: Field, narrow red oblong divided below the centre: the upper part contains one gul in a blue rectangle. The oblong is divided and bordered by a line of angular rosettes on a blue ground. Main border: white ground with hooked diamonds. Outer border: red and dark green reciprocal trefoils - along the upper end, the base of the green trefoil is blue.
Üretim
Talish carpet 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. 96, 101, 114 cf> Bennett (1981) illus. 175 and 178, "Talish" also illus. 152, "The border design is associated particularly with the Gendje and Talish areas". Bequest of Miss D B Simpson (dec'd) Millstone, Slindon. RPs: for details see T.114-1977
