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Carpet end

Title	Carpet end
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Tapestry Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 8cm, Width: 111cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.65-1975
Record ID	T.65-1975
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Carpet end of kelim and goat hair, Iran, 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	kelim and goat hair Wool Goat Hair
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet end of kelim and goat hair. WARP: white and brown wool spun together (a few warps are self-coloured); Z2S; 15 threads to the inch (59 per dm). WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads to each shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots to the inch (30 per dm counted at 12 per 4 cms). PILE: wool; 5 colours: red, yellow, dark blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 68 knots per sq. inch (885 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: both sides are cut. END FINISH: lower end: a band of plain weave 3.5 cms. deep; from pile is banded in red, blue, red, brown with a thick cord of dark brown hair passing through the warp loops. There is an oversewn cord of white wool in a similar position. The warp threads form tightly twisted loops. Upper end is cut. DESIGN: there are two bands of guard stripe: lower is of dark blue and yellow rectangles. Upper is of red and white rectangles. Both create an alternating chequered design.

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Carpet end

Author Unknown

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Tapestry Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 8cm, Width: 111cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.65-1975

Record ID T.65-1975

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Carpet end of kelim and goat hair, Iran, 19th century.

Malzemeler ve teknikler kelim and goat hair Wool Goat Hair

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet end of kelim and goat hair. WARP: white and brown wool spun together (a few warps are self-coloured); Z2S; 15 threads to the inch (59 per dm). WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads to each shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots to the inch (30 per dm counted at 12 per 4 cms). PILE: wool; 5 colours: red, yellow, dark blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 68 knots per sq. inch (885 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: both sides are cut. END FINISH: lower end: a band of plain weave 3.5 cms. deep; from pile is banded in red, blue, red, brown with a thick cord of dark brown hair passing through the warp loops. There is an oversewn cord of white wool in a similar position. The warp threads form tightly twisted loops. Upper end is cut. DESIGN: there are two bands of guard stripe: lower is of dark blue and yellow rectangles. Upper is of red and white rectangles. Both create an alternating chequered design.