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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Publication Date:	1850
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Bottom edge width: 1150mm, Top edge width: 1220mm, Proper right length: 2260mm, Proper left length: 2305mm, Weight: 15kg
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	52-1880
Record ID	52-1880
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Carpet, cotton knotted pile on cotton foundation, possibly India, 1850-1880
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	WARP: white cotton; Z7S; 10 threads per inch (40 per dm). WEFT: light red cotton; Z9S; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 5 knots per inch (20 per dm). PILE; cotton; 4 colours: red, dark blue, light blue, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two threads; 25 knots per sq. inch (200 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 1 cord overcast with red cotton. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete, but immediately below the pile are 4 shoots of thick cotton weft and below these is a fringe made by Z-twisting pairs of warp loops and then grouping them in fours and Z-twisting these. Upper: missing. DESIGN: Field: white ground with a central row of one and two half octagonal medallions and two half rows. The outer border of the central row serves as the border of the two pairs of half medallioons at each side. The complete medallion has a central white rosette on a blue cross within a blue-outlined octagon. Around this is a garland of stylised flowers. The part medallions each show their half of this design. Main border: white ground with a row of alternating dark blue and white rosettes with a half band at either side. Inner and outer borders: white ground with the red outline of a diamond with a dark blue centre.

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Carpet

Publication Date 1850

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Bottom edge width: 1150mm, Top edge width: 1220mm, Proper right length: 2260mm, Proper left length: 2305mm, Weight: 15kg

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 52-1880

Record ID 52-1880

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Carpet, cotton knotted pile on cotton foundation, possibly India, 1850-1880

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama WARP: white cotton; Z7S; 10 threads per inch (40 per dm). WEFT: light red cotton; Z9S; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 5 knots per inch (20 per dm). PILE; cotton; 4 colours: red, dark blue, light blue, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two threads; 25 knots per sq. inch (200 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 1 cord overcast with red cotton. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete, but immediately below the pile are 4 shoots of thick cotton weft and below these is a fringe made by Z-twisting pairs of warp loops and then grouping them in fours and Z-twisting these. Upper: missing. DESIGN: Field: white ground with a central row of one and two half octagonal medallions and two half rows. The outer border of the central row serves as the border of the two pairs of half medallioons at each side. The complete medallion has a central white rosette on a blue cross within a blue-outlined octagon. Around this is a garland of stylised flowers. The part medallions each show their half of this design. Main border: white ground with a row of alternating dark blue and white rosettes with a half band at either side. Inner and outer borders: white ground with the red outline of a diamond with a dark blue centre.