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Title	Fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Caucasus (made) -
Subject	Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 64cm (maximum), Length: 60cm (minimum), Width: 88cm (maximum), Width: 83cm (minimum)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	CIRC.160-1932
Record ID	CIRC.160-1932
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Carpet fragment of wool and cotton, Caucasus, early 20th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Wool and cotton Wool Cotton
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet fragment of wool and cotton, soumak single, with diagonal and vertical wrapping. WARP: white and light brown wool with pink wool in parts as if red dye had bled into it; Z3S; 18 threads per inch (72 per dm). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 1 shoot after pattern weft. Pattern: wool and cotton; 14 colours: dark red, red, orange, olive green, green, light green, dark blue, light blue, purple (faded), pink, brown, light brown, black/dark brown, white cotton; Sequence: over 4 warp threads and back behind 2. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: cut. DESIGN: the whole is filled by two dragons, side by side, complete except for the tips of their ears, on a dark red ground. The left-hand dragon is dark blue, outlined, doubly castellated in green. The right-hand one is white, outlined in light blue. Both dragons contain many bands of left-facing, angular S-motifs. The four panels around which the dragons curve contain three figures waisted like hourglasses. Zili Iverneh design.
Üretim	Purchased from Anglo Persian Carpet co. South Kensington for 12/6d. "2 Sumaq mat; Caucasian: 19th cent." This, one of ... and "more expensive, is of a well-known but rare kind and affords a useful example of sumaq qeaving in small compass". CECT to HAK "These small pieces... will give us some useful frames for schools and purchase... at these nominal prices is recommended." HAK to the Director.

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Fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Place Caucasus (made) -

Subject Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 64cm (maximum), Length: 60cm (minimum), Width: 88cm (maximum), Width: 83cm (minimum)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID CIRC.160-1932

Record ID CIRC.160-1932

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Carpet fragment of wool and cotton, Caucasus, early 20th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler Wool and cotton Wool Cotton

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet fragment of wool and cotton, soumak single, with diagonal and vertical wrapping. WARP: white and light brown wool with pink wool in parts as if red dye had bled into it; Z3S; 18 threads per inch (72 per dm). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 1 shoot after pattern weft. Pattern: wool and cotton; 14 colours: dark red, red, orange, olive green, green, light green, dark blue, light blue, purple (faded), pink, brown, light brown, black/dark brown, white cotton; Sequence: over 4 warp threads and back behind 2. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: cut. DESIGN: the whole is filled by two dragons, side by side, complete except for the tips of their ears, on a dark red ground. The left-hand dragon is dark blue, outlined, doubly castellated in green. The right-hand one is white, outlined in light blue. Both dragons contain many bands of left-facing, angular S-motifs. The four panels around which the dragons curve contain three figures waisted like hourglasses. Zili Iverneh design.

Üretim Purchased from Anglo Persian Carpet co. South Kensington for 12/6d. "2 Sumaq mat; Caucasian: 19th cent." This, one of ... and "more expensive, is of a well-known but rare kind and affords a useful example of sumaq qeaving in small compass". CECT to HAK "These small pieces... will give us some useful frames for schools and purchase... at these nominal prices is recommended." HAK to the Director.