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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Author	Unknown (made)
Publication Date:	1875
Publication Place	Iran (made) Farahan (made) -
Subject	Floor Coverings
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 213cm, Width: 142cm, Weight: 9kg (Note: Weight including roller), Pile height height: 2mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.200-1925
Record ID	T.200-1925
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1875
Notes	Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, angular design of flowering plant on dark blue ground, possibly Malayer, Farahan, Iran, dated 1232AH (1816-1817) but probably 1875-1900
Sample Text	1232 Note Woven in Arabic numerals in a red cartouche at the top of the carpet.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Wool pile on cotton foundation, asymmetric knot. PILE: wool, knotted, 10 colours: dark red, red, orange, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, black, white, asymmetrical, open to left, tied around 2 warp threads. WARP: cotton, white, Z4S;, 23 knots to inch (92 dm) WEFT: cotton, Z spun, unplied, 1 thread, 2 shoots after each row of knots, 14 rows per inch (65 dkm), blue Wool Cotton Carpeting Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet Design: Field: dark blue ground with central vertical stem in green bearing mainly red blossoms and from which branch horizontal stems bearing pairs of blossoms. Part stems and blossoms emerge from the edges, all stems bearing a profusion of small green leaves. Main border: green ground with red floral meander with red flowers. Guard stripes: Inner and outer: red ground with green stemmed meander with orange, dark blue and white flowers.

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Carpet

Author Unknown (made)

Publication Date 1875

Publication Place Iran (made) Farahan (made) -

Subject Floor Coverings

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 213cm, Width: 142cm, Weight: 9kg (Note: Weight including roller), Pile height height: 2mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.200-1925

Record ID T.200-1925

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1875

Notes Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, angular design of flowering plant on dark blue ground, possibly Malayer, Farahan, Iran, dated 1232AH (1816-1817) but probably 1875-1900

Sample Text 1232 Note Woven in Arabic numerals in a red cartouche at the top of the carpet.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Wool pile on cotton foundation, asymmetric knot. PILE: wool, knotted, 10 colours: dark red, red, orange, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, purple, black, white, asymmetrical, open to left, tied around 2 warp threads. WARP: cotton, white, Z4S;, 23 knots to inch (92 dm) WEFT: cotton, Z spun, unplied, 1 thread, 2 shoots after each row of knots, 14 rows per inch (65 dkm), blue Wool Cotton Carpeting Knotted Pile

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet Design: Field: dark blue ground with central vertical stem in green bearing mainly red blossoms and from which branch horizontal stems bearing pairs of blossoms. Part stems and blossoms emerge from the edges, all stems bearing a profusion of small green leaves. Main border: green ground with red floral meander with red flowers. Guard stripes: Inner and outer: red ground with green stemmed meander with orange, dark blue and white flowers.