Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
Turkey (made) -
Subject
Textiles Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 80cm
(maximum), Length: 31.5in
(maximum), Length: 78cm
(minimum), Length: 30.75in
(minimum), Width: 54cm
(maximum), Width: 20.25in
(maximum), Width: 52cm
(minimum), Width: 20.5in
(minimum)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.443-1980
Record ID
T.443-1980
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1870
Notes
Cushion cover of knotted pile wool, Turkey, 1870-1899
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Knotted pile wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Cushion cover of knotted pile wool. The ends depict arch-shaped niches while the field is decorated with a geometric design of crosses and pointed rectangles in red, green, orange, dark, brown, black, yellow, purple mid-blue, pale-blue and dark purple. WARP: Z2S white wool with an area of dark brown wool. 12 per inch. WEFT: is of dark brown wool. Two shoots after each row of knots. 8 sets per inch. PILE:symmetrical knot tied around two warp threads. 64 per sq. inch. SIDES:last four warp threads inter-woven with green wool to form two cords. END: are cut at the top. The bottom is 1.75 inch of tabby with red weft.
