Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) Azerbaijan -
Subject
Floor Coverings
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Bottom width: 950mm, Top width: 895mm, Proper right length: 3980mm, Proper left length: 3930mm, Weight: 20.5kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
411NN-1880
Record ID
411NN-1880
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet. Carpet, wool knotted pile on wool warp and cotton weft, 'Caucasian' design with six and a half medallions on dark blue central field, Azerbaijan, 1800-1880
İlişki
Vincent Robinson
Malzemeler ve teknikler
carpet Wool Cotton Carpeting Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
19th century Carpet WARP: white and brown wool, used separately; Z3S; 17 threads per inch (70 per dm). WEFT: white cotton; Z4S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 7 knots per inch (30 per dm). PILE: wool; 14 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, light blue, purple, dark pink, pink, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 60 knots per sq. inch (1050 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast in blocks with pink, blue and yellow wool. END FINISH: lower: missing. Upper: incomplete but evidence of 1 cm. plainweave with white cotton and one pass of dark red/blue weft twining. DESIGN: Field: dark blue ground with six and half medallions along the length of the field. The two central ones are larger and palmettes: a white one and a red one. The four outermost have a star of floral star in the centre and are more geometric and are hooked at all corners. The fifth is a yellow stepped lozenge and within it is a red octagon with flowers. Rosettes, crosses, hooked crosses and other geometric motifs on the field. Main border: dark red ground with a stylised floral meander with trefoil and star-like blossoms and a blue and yellow stem. Inner and outer borders: white ground with floral meander on a yellow stem.
Üretim
Referred to in "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov. Published International Symposium, Baku, 1983 P. 28, Pl. 30 c.f. Bennett (1981) illus. 192,3,4. "Karadagh, Karadja, probably 19th c.... cotton wefted are later in date.." NB Border of illus. 194, the paired squares as in 192 and 194 and both 'typical' medallions.
Üslup
Caucasian
