Publication Date
1860
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Top edge width: 1030mm, Bottom edge width: 990mm, Proper right length: 1710mm, Proper left length: 1710mm, Weight including roller weight: 15kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
362-1878
Record ID
362-1878
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1860
Notes
1800s, Turkish
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Mudjar Turkish carpet Single niche, woven from the base of the niche. WARP: white; Z2S; density of threads varies but the average 12 threads per inch (45 per dm). WEFT: shades of brown, mainly light, wool; Z spun, unplied: 2 occasionally 3 shoots after each row of knots; number of knots varies, average 7 knots per inch (24 per dm). PILE: wool; 11 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, purple, dark pink, light pink, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (540 per dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast in blocks of various colours. END FINISH: Lower: maximum of 9 cms. plain weave with light red wool (brown in places). Warp loops with evidence that they had been tied together. Upper: maximum of 6.5 cms. plain weave with light red weft. Warp threads have been knotted to form a fringe with evidence of subsequent plaiting of 3 knots together 12 cms. of this remaining in one place). DESIGN: field: divided into two parts, the lower and main part is a dark red panel with simple stepped niche bordered by a white line decorated with red on the sides and bottom. The niche arch is further bordered in purple and then yellow and then dark pink - this is hooked and extends upwards from the point of the niche to enclose a diamond with concentric colours. The dark pink frames extends to form large hooks. These lie on a green field which is decorated with S motifs and small floral motifs. Main border: yellow ground with large, closely spaced rosettes each composed of four V-shaped pointing inwards - the yellow ground showing as a cross dividing these segments. Inner border: blue ground with a line of touching yellow diamonds filled, as pairs, with various colours (except at the bottom). Outer border: brown ground with stylised flowers, filled as pairs in various colours. Guard stripes around inner border: brown ground with dark red zigzag with mostly white (outer) or variously coloured (inner) knot in each curve.
Üretim
RD: Carpet, woollen, with geometric pattern in bright colours; fringed at ends. Anatolian, 18th or 19th century. Mr. Kenrick's revise, March 1904 Thompson (1983) illus. p.4 'Mujar, 19th century' Batari (1994), illus. 155, 'Mucur, about 1800'. NB inner border, field ground colours, dotted decoration of plainweave ends. Spuhler (1988), illus. 45, 'Mujur, 19th century' NB niche panel within field, also illus. 46 and 47. Mackie (TM 1974), illus XVIII, 'Mujur, early 19th century' Dimand (1973) illus. 208, 'Mujur, beginning of 19th century'
