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Carpet

Title	Carpet
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Iran (made) Kurdistan (made) -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 283.2cm, Width: 199.4cm, Weight: 27.5kg
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	388-1880
Record ID	388-1880
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, 'Harshang' design of outsize lotus flowers and leaves on dark blue ground, possibly Kurdistan, Iran, 1800-1875
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Warp: white/ light brown; wool; Z2S; not depressed; 15 knots per sq. inch (61 per dm). Weft: white; 2-spun; unplied; 2 threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 9 rows of knots per sq. inch (35 per dm). Knotted Pile: wool; red, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, light pink, dark brown, white (12 colours); symmetrical; 2 knots tied around warp thread. Side finish: one cord oversewn with white wool. End finish: lower: missing; upper: missing - cut. Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama	Carpet Design: Field: dark blue ground with 6.5 surviving bands of 3 composite blossoms. The first full band from the bottom has a large ragged yellow blossom in the centre with a floral palmette within; to either side an indented lozenge-shaped blossom and within a red rosette lying diagonally and from its 2 points extend pairs of pink lilies. The second band has at the centre a dark green blossom and within a red rosette and outside a white frill. On either side lies a larger yellow indented blossom enclosing a large dark green rosette. These 2 bands are repeated upwards and create 3 rows of large floral emblems of similar shapes and outlines but with different colours. The whole field is heavily filled with blossoms. Along both sides are diagonal items with outward facing buds and also with animal and tiny floral motifs which appear in other places on the field. Main border: red ground with a white angular meander linking elaborate blossoms that are basically either rosettes or palmettes. From the palmettes extend a pair of green or blue lilies.On the white stem between the blossoms is a pronounced arrowhead and beside it is a large bud, usually red. Inner and Outer border: white ground with double meander in red and dark brown linking small flowers in these colours. Missing about one quarter of the top section.

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Carpet

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Iran (made) Kurdistan (made) -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 283.2cm, Width: 199.4cm, Weight: 27.5kg

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 388-1880

Record ID 388-1880

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, 'Harshang' design of outsize lotus flowers and leaves on dark blue ground, possibly Kurdistan, Iran, 1800-1875

Malzemeler ve teknikler Warp: white/ light brown; wool; Z2S; not depressed; 15 knots per sq. inch (61 per dm). Weft: white; 2-spun; unplied; 2 threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 9 rows of knots per sq. inch (35 per dm). Knotted Pile: wool; red, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, light pink, dark brown, white (12 colours); symmetrical; 2 knots tied around warp thread. Side finish: one cord oversewn with white wool. End finish: lower: missing; upper: missing - cut. Wool Knotted Pile

Fiziksel açıklama Carpet Design: Field: dark blue ground with 6.5 surviving bands of 3 composite blossoms. The first full band from the bottom has a large ragged yellow blossom in the centre with a floral palmette within; to either side an indented lozenge-shaped blossom and within a red rosette lying diagonally and from its 2 points extend pairs of pink lilies. The second band has at the centre a dark green blossom and within a red rosette and outside a white frill. On either side lies a larger yellow indented blossom enclosing a large dark green rosette. These 2 bands are repeated upwards and create 3 rows of large floral emblems of similar shapes and outlines but with different colours. The whole field is heavily filled with blossoms. Along both sides are diagonal items with outward facing buds and also with animal and tiny floral motifs which appear in other places on the field. Main border: red ground with a white angular meander linking elaborate blossoms that are basically either rosettes or palmettes. From the palmettes extend a pair of green or blue lilies.On the white stem between the blossoms is a pronounced arrowhead and beside it is a large bud, usually red. Inner and Outer border: white ground with double meander in red and dark brown linking small flowers in these colours. Missing about one quarter of the top section.