Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles Tapestry Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 176cm, Minimum length: 45cm, Maximum width: 84cm, Minimum width: 64.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.55-1975
Record ID
T.55-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of woven wool carpet, Caucasus, 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet fragment of woven wool. WARP: cream wool; Z3S'; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm). WEFT: black wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (31 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 59 knots per sq. inch (806 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Left, cut. Right: web of 3 paired warp threads worked with additional yellow wool. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: Field: black (corroded) ground with three red and two white stars along the length. Each contains an octagon with an internal, hooked motif. Ground filled with geometric motifs - small diamonds, S shapes, crosses, etc. Main border: white ground with red/green 'crab' motif. Inner border: yellow ground with rosettes. Outer border: black ground with rosettes.
Üretim
(Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "Part of a carpet, Caucasian (Kuba, Lesghi?), 19th c." "I write to thank you most cordially for your kindness in allowing the Museum to select from your stock such carpet fragments as will be useful for teaching purposes and for showing designs so far unrepresented in our collection". cf: Bennett (1981) illus. 433; "Lesghistan. Probably late 19th c." and illus 435 "... unusually long and narrow... it resembles closely certain rugs from Baku...second half of the 19th c."
