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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1900
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Interlacing Stems Leaves Vases Medallions Arabesques Rosettes
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 310cm, Maximum width: 216cm, Minimum width: 213cm, Length: 124in, Width: 86in, Weight: 47kg, Top edge width: 2175mm, Bottom edge width: 2177mm, Proper right length: 3259mm, Proper left length: 3870mm, Weighed on roller weight: 47.5kg
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.160-1991
Record ID	T.160-1991
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1900
Notes	Carpet with a knotted woollen pile, Iran, 1900-1940
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Knotted woollen pile and cotton Wool (Textile) Cotton Knotted Pile Plain Weave
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet with a knotted woollen pile. Field of white ground with interlaced stems and leaves forming a lattice. There are two vases top and bottom and two medallions in the centre formed by arabesques surrounding a blue palmette. Sprigs of flowers surround each vase. Main border: red ground with interrupted green borders containing floral meander. Along the sides there are three vases with flowers and two lozenges with flowers and leaves. Along the top and bottom the lozenge is central with a floral vase on either side. At each corner is a dark blue palmette. Inner border: pink ground with sequences of rosettes and pointed leaves. Outer border: dark blue ground with irregular shape alternating with diamonds. WARP: white cotton; (Z5S)2Z; 24-26 threads per inch (90-104 per dm); depressed. WEFT: blue cotton, Z4S; white cotton, unable to discern spin and twist; 2 shoots after each row of knots, 1 of each colour; 14 knots per inch (48-50 per dm). PILE of wool; 12 colours: red, dark yellow, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 168-182 knots per sq. inch (2160-2600 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord over sewn with white wool. END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with white cotton with red and green weft twining at the beginning of the pile; 5 cms warp loops at the bottom. Upper: missing.

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Carpet

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1900

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Interlacing Stems Leaves Vases Medallions Arabesques Rosettes

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 310cm, Maximum width: 216cm, Minimum width: 213cm, Length: 124in, Width: 86in, Weight: 47kg, Top edge width: 2175mm, Bottom edge width: 2177mm, Proper right length: 3259mm, Proper left length: 3870mm, Weighed on roller weight: 47.5kg

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.160-1991

Record ID T.160-1991

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1900

Notes Carpet with a knotted woollen pile, Iran, 1900-1940

Malzemeler ve teknikler Knotted woollen pile and cotton Wool (Textile) Cotton Knotted Pile Plain Weave

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet with a knotted woollen pile. Field of white ground with interlaced stems and leaves forming a lattice. There are two vases top and bottom and two medallions in the centre formed by arabesques surrounding a blue palmette. Sprigs of flowers surround each vase. Main border: red ground with interrupted green borders containing floral meander. Along the sides there are three vases with flowers and two lozenges with flowers and leaves. Along the top and bottom the lozenge is central with a floral vase on either side. At each corner is a dark blue palmette. Inner border: pink ground with sequences of rosettes and pointed leaves. Outer border: dark blue ground with irregular shape alternating with diamonds. WARP: white cotton; (Z5S)2Z; 24-26 threads per inch (90-104 per dm); depressed. WEFT: blue cotton, Z4S; white cotton, unable to discern spin and twist; 2 shoots after each row of knots, 1 of each colour; 14 knots per inch (48-50 per dm). PILE of wool; 12 colours: red, dark yellow, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 168-182 knots per sq. inch (2160-2600 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord over sewn with white wool. END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with white cotton with red and green weft twining at the beginning of the pile; 5 cms warp loops at the bottom. Upper: missing.