Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Azerbaijan (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 318cm, Minimum width: 107cm, Maximum height: 4mm
(Height of pile), Minimum width: 96.5cm, Weight: 10kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
48-1880
Record ID
48-1880
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool pile on wool foundation, central axis design of hooked diamonds on dark blue ground, Azerbaijan, possibly 1800-1880
Malzemeler ve teknikler
WARP: light brown wool; Z3S: 15 threads per inch (58 per dm). WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2, sometimes 3 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch )28-31 per dm). PILE: wool; 11 colours: red, orange, yellow, green dark blue, blue, very light blue, pink, dark brown, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 60 knots per sq. inch (varies 812- 899 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 3 cords overcast with orange wool. END FINISH: Lower: 2.5 cms. plainweave with orange weft; immediately below the pile are 3 rows of countered soumak also in orange wool. A fringe composed of two types of threads: the majority are twisted warp loops 4 cms. long. There is evidence that threads have been inserted into the loops to extend the fringe. At intervals there are groups of 4 longer loop threads 17 cms. long and these have been knotted. Upper: 2 passes of countered soumak in orange wool; the 1.5 cm. of loose plainweave with orange weft; the warp threads have been twisted into groups of three and then two or more have been knotted together with one knot the max. length being 13 cms. Dark brown pile is shorter than other colours, down to base of knots in places, probably due to acidity of mordent. Turquoise dye has faded to off white, indicating chemical dye. Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Wool knotted pile on wool foundation, symmetrical knot. DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with a central row of 7 linked octagons outlined by a line of red and white blocks each containing a hooked diamond on variously coloured grounds; within are either floral or geometric patterns. One either side of the central row are two half rows of hooked diamonds with geometric filling, the diamonds separated by tiny cloudbands and circles. Main border: white ground with leaf and wineglass pattern in various colours. Inner border: reciprocal diamond heads in red and green
Üretim
Referred to in "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov. Published International Symposium, Baku, 1983, p. 45, pl. 37 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, 100, 101, 114 c.f. Bennett (1981) illus. 55 and 56, "Kazak. Late 19th or early 20th century". Franses and Pinner (1980) "Kazak-Genje" attribution. Kerimov (1983) illus. 37, "Guba" (Kuba) attribution
Üslup
Caucasian
