Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 4.8m, Width: 98cm, Weight: 14kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.50-1915
Record ID
T.50-1915
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, narrow border carpet or kenare, central design of repeated botehs (paisleys) on red ground, Saraband, Iran, 1850-1900
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, asymmetric knot (main field), symmetric knot (borders) WEFT: white; cotton; Z6S; depressed; density 22 per inch; 82 /dm WARP: blue; cotton, Z2S (?); 3 shoots after 1 row of knots; 11per inch, 44 /dm PILE: wool: 9 colours: red, orange, green, light green, blue, dark blue, brown, dark purple, white KNOTS: a) asymmetrical, open to left around 2 warps with 2// threads in field and main border b) symmetrical in red guard stripes SIDE FINISH: 1 cord oversewn with red wool END FINISH: not analysed Cotton Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet Design: 1) Field: red ground - offset bands of 8 and 1/2 botehs, alternate directions in each row, with subtle variations in each row and along the rows outwards from centre: a) reciprocal diamond head in blue/dark blue outlined in red b) dark blue ground with red meander c) white ground with red meander and dotted dark blue outline, bearing small botehs and floral motifs, also in red and dark blue. d) as b) e) as a) ENDS: upper: 2.5 cm. plain weave with blue cotton weft with one line of red. Loose warp end 18 cm. lower: 4 cm. plain weave with blue cotton weft and one row of red. Very end warp looped with cord running loop and then plain weave. SIDE: 1 cord oversewn red wool.
Üslup
Qajar
