Publication Place
Iran -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 36cm, Minimum length: 32cm, Maxiimum width: 28cm, Minimum width: 9cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
CIRC.149-1920
Record ID
CIRC.149-1920
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Purchased from Harold Wallis - see CIRC.147-1920.
Fiziksel açıklama
Warp: white cotton; Z2S; 20 threads per inch (84 per dm). Weft: light blue cotton; Z3S; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 14 knots per inch (54 per dm). Pile: wool; 9 colours - dark red, red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, light purple, white; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 warp threads; 140 knots per sq. inch (2268 per sq. dm). Side finish: left-hand side has 1 cord oversewn with red wool. Right-hand side is cut. End finish: both ends are cut. Design: Main border: red ground with blue stems in floral meander linking multi-coloured flowers. Outer borders from outside: 1 - dark blue ground with floral meander of white stem and red/blue flowers; 2 - yellow ground with floral meander of dark blue stem with blue/red flowers; 3 - blue ground with floral meander of red stems with red/white flowers; borders are separated by a dark red line with light purple dots.
