Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1880
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Flowers Rosettes
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 205cm, Maximum width: 105cm, Minimum width: 100cm, Length: 81in, Maximum width: 53.5in, Minimum width: 51.5in, Weight: 15kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.228-1990
Record ID
T.228-1990
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1880
Notes
Carpet with a knotted woollen pile, made in Caucasus, 1880-1910
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool Wool (Textile) Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet with a knotted woollen pile. WARP: Light brown wool; Z3S; 14 threads per inch (60 per dm). WEFT: Light brown wool and red wool in the upper (37.5 cms); Z2S; varies, but mainly 3 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch; 35 per dm. PILE: Wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, blue with abrash, purple, pink, light brown, black and white; towards the upper end, some of the colours in some of the motifs are banded, as if the weaver were running out of appropriate colours; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 56 knots per sq. inch (1050 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: The left hand edge is uneven; a web of three cords overcast in black, purple, and red wool. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete. Upper: cut DESIGN: Field: on a blue ground there are four hooked diamonds, purple, black, red and black from which vertical arrows extend to emphasise direction. Within each is a white diamond bearing four small diamonds. Enclosing the hooked diamond is an angular pink border. To the sides are pairs of white diamonds within red diamonds similar to those in the centre of the main motif. There are also small rosettes and quartered motifs. Main border: White ground with star-like rosettes in various colours doubly linked with multi-coloured stems. In the top right hand corner is a pair of birds. Inner border: Dark red ground with rectangular blocks divided into several coloured segments. Outer border: As the inner but with green ground.
