Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 181cm, Minimum length: 171.5cm, Width: 124.5cm, Weight: 6kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.583-1919
Record ID
T.583-1919
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton warp and wool weft, 'Herati' design on red ground, Farahan, Iran, 1850-1900
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Cotton Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
WARP: White, cotton, Z4S; density 16/inch (64 dm. WEFT: wool; light red; 2 spun unplied 2//per shoot; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots 7 rows of knots to inch (26 dm) PILE: knotted, wool; 10 colours: red, purple, dark brown, yellow, white, green, dark blue, mid blue; mid pink and dark pink on lower left border. Asymmetrical, open to left, tied round 2 warp threads. SIDE FINISH: 1 cord oversewn with dark brown wool END FINISH: missing - both ends. DESIGN: 1 Field: red ground, corner spandrels (small) each containing red floral motifs on white ground; edge of spandrel "crenellated". Main pattern : Herati. 3 vertical rows of 3 and 1/2 bands. Diamond blue, leaves blue, yellow and red. Main border: white ground, angular red meander, blossoms in all colours. 3. Guard: inner and outer same. Red ground. Yellow meander outlined in dark blue with cross-shaped flowers. Repair upper left corner. Outer border missing along top. Inner and outmost border (missing at top). Reciprocal trevoil in blue and red outlined in white. Lower edge: green replaces blue.
