Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Caucasus (made) -
Subject
Textiles Floor Coverings Interiors Tapestry
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum length: 33cm, Minimum length: 6cm, Maximum width: 21cm, Minimum width: 7cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.51-1975
Record ID
T.51-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of hand knotted carpet of wool and cotton, Caucasus, 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Hand knotted wool and cotton Cotton Wool
Fiziksel açıklama
Carpet fragment of hand woven wool and cotton. WARP: white cotton: Z2S; 15 threads per inch (60 per dm). WEFT: white cotton; Z2S; 4 shoots after most rows of knots but sometimes 3 or 5; 10 knots per inch (39 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, yellow, blue/green, dark blue, blue, purple, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 75 knots per sq. inch (1170 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: main border: red ground; pseudo-kufic hooked bars interlacing with links of stepped motifs, all white and outlined in black. Motifs enclose multi-coloured stars. Guard stripe: 3" (7.5 cm) in width showing diagonal figure.
Üretim
Mentioned 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 (Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "Fragment of a border, Kufic, 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". cf: 330-1892 and 908-1903 in knot count and design
