Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1870
Publication Place
Iran (made) Kurdistan (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 124.5in, Width: 41in, Weight: 10kg, Length: 323cm, Width: 105cm, Height: 6mm
(pile)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
152-1884
Record ID
152-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1870
Notes
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on wool foundation, three medallions against 'mina khani' trellis design on dark blue ground, Kurdish, NW Iran, c.1880
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool knotted pile on wool foundation, symmetrical knot. Warp: white wool; Z2S; not depressed; 14-16 threads per inch (56-64 per dm). Weft: red wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 rows of knots per inch. Pile: wool; 10 colours: light yellow, red, green, grey, orange, blue, brown, yellow, dark blue, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads. Side finish: 1 cord oversewn with green wool. End finish: Lower: edge incomplete; 1cm of plain weave, 1 row weft twining in red and blue. Upper: end missing. Wool Knotted Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet, 'mina khani' design combining diagonal trellis with rosette flowers. Design: Field: dark blue ground with 3 diamond-shaped medallions along central line. Medallions have light yellow ground with central orange flower. Remainder has 14.5 bands of mainly 3 blossoms / palmettes supported by a red lattice. Scattered small flower, bird, and animal forms. Main border: dark blue ground, blue meander bearing red and blue blossoms and green leaves. Inner and outer borders: white ground with brown meander bearing small red and blue flowers.
Üslup
Kurdish
