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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1875
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Floor Coverings Interiors Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Weight: 15kg, Top edge width: 1290mm, Bottom edge width: 1300mm, Proper left length: 1980mm, Proper right length: 1960mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.216-1981
Record ID	T.216-1981
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1875
Notes	Carpet, Iran, 1875-1925
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton and wool Cotton Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet with a trellis field and stylised plants. Border of geometric designs with two inner and one outer guard stripes. WARP: white cotton; Z5S; 9-10 threads per inch (35-80 per dm); depressed. WEFT: brown wool; Z-spun, unplied, 3 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots, occasionally 2, after each row of knots; 4-5 knots per inch (18 per dm). PILE: wool; 9 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, light blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 18-25 knots per sq. inch (315-720 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with yellow wool. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete, evidence of a fringe of twisted warp threads secured with a single knot at the lower end. Upper: missing. DESIGN: Field: red ground with bands of approximately three or two and two half floral sprigs on triangular bases. There are 5 and 2 half bands. The floral sprigs alternate between light blue and blue with the 2 upper blue bands having mixed blue and white wool. Main border: white ground with leaf and wine glass design in yellow, orange and greens. Inner border from centre: (1) yellow and orange ground with white and dark green or light green blocks (2) orange and yellow ground with reciprocal hook pattern formed by a dark brown line forming angular hooks and diagonals. The triangles are filled in light blue on these borders, halfway along all four sides, the pattern reverses direction. Both the corners on the left have been designed to take the turn in all borders. The corners on the other side are missing. Outer border: as (2).

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Carpet

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1875

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Floor Coverings Interiors Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Weight: 15kg, Top edge width: 1290mm, Bottom edge width: 1300mm, Proper left length: 1980mm, Proper right length: 1960mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.216-1981

Record ID T.216-1981

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1875

Notes Carpet, Iran, 1875-1925

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton and wool Cotton Wool Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet with a trellis field and stylised plants. Border of geometric designs with two inner and one outer guard stripes. WARP: white cotton; Z5S; 9-10 threads per inch (35-80 per dm); depressed. WEFT: brown wool; Z-spun, unplied, 3 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots, occasionally 2, after each row of knots; 4-5 knots per inch (18 per dm). PILE: wool; 9 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, light blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 18-25 knots per sq. inch (315-720 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with yellow wool. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete, evidence of a fringe of twisted warp threads secured with a single knot at the lower end. Upper: missing. DESIGN: Field: red ground with bands of approximately three or two and two half floral sprigs on triangular bases. There are 5 and 2 half bands. The floral sprigs alternate between light blue and blue with the 2 upper blue bands having mixed blue and white wool. Main border: white ground with leaf and wine glass design in yellow, orange and greens. Inner border from centre: (1) yellow and orange ground with white and dark green or light green blocks (2) orange and yellow ground with reciprocal hook pattern formed by a dark brown line forming angular hooks and diagonals. The triangles are filled in light blue on these borders, halfway along all four sides, the pattern reverses direction. Both the corners on the left have been designed to take the turn in all borders. The corners on the other side are missing. Outer border: as (2).