Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Weight: 13kg, Top edge width: 1075mm, Bottom edge width: 1100mm, Proper right edge length: 1700mm, Proper left edge length: 1670mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.69-1969
Record ID
T.69-1969
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Carpet with a woollen pile and cotton, Iran, 19th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woollen pile and cotton Wool Cotton Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet with a woollen pile and cotton. WARP: white cotton; Z8S; 22-24 threads per inch (88 per dm). WEFT: white cotton; Z-spun, unplied; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12 knots per inch (50 per dm). PILE: wool. 8 colours: dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, blue, brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 132-144 knots to the sq. inch (2220 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 1 cord oversewn with red wool. END FINISH: Lower: incomplete but with 2 cms plain weave with orange woollen weft and with some red below the pile. Upper: 3 cms band of plain weave; 2 bands with red and 2 with orange weft. DESIGN: Field with a dark blue ground with 16 bands of 12 or 11 1/2 botehs, each outlined in green and orange. The botehs face left or right in alternate rows. MAIN BORDER: dark blue ground with alternating blossoms and pointed crosses. INNER AND OUTER BORDERS: white ground with two rows of stylised birds, head to head.
