Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1930
Publication Place
Kashan (made) -
Subject
Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 329cm
(maximum), Length: 322.5cm
(minimum), Width: 213cm
(maximum), Width: 209.5cm
(minimum), Weight: 34kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.20-1970
Record ID
T.20-1970
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1930
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Silk carpet, Kashan, Iran, ca.1930 - 1940
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk knotted pile and fringe with linen and cotton Silk Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Small, central, cream medallion enclosed in large brownish-red medallion on a blue field with cream corner pieces. Tans, blues and creams predominated, though one end of the field is green . Some green and brown in floral patterns on field and border. Warp: white silk; Z3S; 32-34 threads per inch (126-128 per dm). Weft: blue cotton; Z4S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 14-16 knots per inch (58-62 per dm). Pile: silk; 13 colours: dark yellow, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark pink, pink, light pink, dark brown, brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 224-272 knots per sq. inch (3654-3968 per sq. dm). Side finish: one cord oversewn with cream silk End finish: cut and silk fringe applied. Design: Field: white ground with large blue medallion, the blue turning to green towards the top, containing a dark pink medallion and pendants within it a small white medallion and pendants. Each corner of the field contains a large palmette. The medallions and field are covered with blossoms, leaves and palmettes on curving stems. Main border: red ground with floral meander on a blue stem. Inner and border: blue ground with angular floral meander; each border is sandwiched between stripes with a yellow ground and an angular floral meander. At top the ground of the inner and outer borders becomes blue and the pattern of the stripes becomes spotted.
