Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Tapestry Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 30.5cm, Minimum length: 15cm, Maximum width: 41cm, Minimum width: 26cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.57-1975
Record ID
T.57-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of carpet border of woven wool, Caucasus, 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of carpet border of woven wool. WARP: cream wool. Z3S; 14 threads per inch (55 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z2S; 4 shoots after each row of knots; there are also several irregular wefts; 8 knots per inch (27 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, yellow, green, blue, light blue, purple, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 56 knots per sq. inch (743 per dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: NB: there are 4 borders; starting from the right: 1.blue ground with multi-coloured rosettes 2.wide border: white ground with one complete green rosette and half a red one, separated by two small, stylised flowerheads. 3. black ground with multi-coloured, squared flowers. 4. reciprocal diamond-head pattern trefoil of red and green with clear design error.
Üretim
(Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "Fragment of carpet with rosettes, Caucasian, 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". Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 96 cf. Schurmann (1974 illus. 54.. "typical of Talish is the wide middle border..." Bennett (1981) illus. 178, 180, 182, "... typically Talish.." NB: 50-1880 for main border minor ornament.
