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Carpet fragment

Title	Carpet fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1600
Publication Place	India -
Subject	Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Maximum length: 65cm, Minimum length: 56cm, Maximum width: 72cm, Minimum width: 64cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1179-1893
Record ID	1179-1893
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1600
Notes	Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border design of animal head within foliate scrollwork against red ground, probably India, 1600-1700
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton warp structure Z5S has also been identified in this carpet fragment. Given the presence of Z7S cotton warp, this carpet fragment may be attributed to India. The pink-orange ground colour may be composed of madder mixed with safflower. Wool Cotton Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama	Warp: white cotton; Z7S; depressed; 26 threads per inch (92 per dm) Weft: white cotton; Z spun; unplied; 4 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 18 knots per inch (66 per dm). Pile: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, yellow, dark blue, light blue, white; 234 knots per sq in (3036 per sq dm); asymmetrical knot open to left and tied around 2 threads. Side finish: both sides are cut. End finish: both ends are cut. Design: Main border: red ground with dark blue lattice superimposed on dark red, so framing a lion's head. Flowering stems in dark blue provide background tracery. Within both lattices are yellow flowerheads joined by yellow stems outlined in dark red. Subsidiary borders: part of border on either side has light blue ground with floral meander.

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Carpet fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1600

Publication Place India -

Subject Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Maximum length: 65cm, Minimum length: 56cm, Maximum width: 72cm, Minimum width: 64cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1179-1893

Record ID 1179-1893

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1600

Notes Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border design of animal head within foliate scrollwork against red ground, probably India, 1600-1700

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton warp structure Z5S has also been identified in this carpet fragment. Given the presence of Z7S cotton warp, this carpet fragment may be attributed to India. The pink-orange ground colour may be composed of madder mixed with safflower. Wool Cotton Knotted Pile

Fiziksel açıklama Warp: white cotton; Z7S; depressed; 26 threads per inch (92 per dm) Weft: white cotton; Z spun; unplied; 4 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 18 knots per inch (66 per dm). Pile: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, yellow, dark blue, light blue, white; 234 knots per sq in (3036 per sq dm); asymmetrical knot open to left and tied around 2 threads. Side finish: both sides are cut. End finish: both ends are cut. Design: Main border: red ground with dark blue lattice superimposed on dark red, so framing a lion's head. Flowering stems in dark blue provide background tracery. Within both lattices are yellow flowerheads joined by yellow stems outlined in dark red. Subsidiary borders: part of border on either side has light blue ground with floral meander.