Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 263.5cm, Maximum width: 89cm, Minimum width: 83.5cm, Weight: 7kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
60-1880
Record ID
60-1880
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
1800s, Caucasian
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
WARP: light brown wool; Z4S; 14 threads per inch (56 per dm). WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (40 per dm). PILE: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, pink, dark brown, brown, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 77 knots per sq. inch (1120 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing on both sides but there are traces of overcasting in blue wool over at least 3 cords. END FINISH: missing DESIGN: Field: dark brown ground with toothed lattice in yellow outlined in red and containing floral motifs repeated across the field. Main border: white ground with 'crab' pattern in various colours. Inner and outer borders: divided by dark blue diagonal lines. The intervening spaces are filled with blocks of diagonal lines in two contrasting colours. At both ends the outer border is missing. Catalogue Date: 27.5.97
Üretim
Referred to in: "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov pub. International Symposium, Baku, 1983. c.f. Bennett (1981) illus. 314, 222, "Kuba, probably late 19th c.), "Typical Shirvan field design... probably from the Kuba area, second half 19th c." Shurmann (1964) illus. 99 and 100, "Kuba". mentioned and illustrated: "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A" by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3. no. 2., p. 95, 107, 114.
