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Carpet

late 19th century (made)
Place of origin

Warp: white cotton; Z4S; depressed; 39-44 threads per inch (152-176 per dm).

Weft: white cotton; Z3S; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 23-24 knots per inch (92-96 per dm.)

Pile: wool; 12 colours: dark red, red, orange, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 1 threads; 448-528 knots per inch (6992-8448 per sq. dm).

Side finish: one cord oversewn with green silk.

End finish: Lower: 0.5 cm. plain weave with green wool weft with a pass of yellow/light brown wool, these form a plait on the left hand side; 2 lines of warp twining, 2 rows of knots, 2 rows of warp twining and 1 row of knots and then loose warp threads. Upper: as lower but with green wool weft and red/green decorative weft with the remains of a plait on the left; warp loops form a fringe.

Design: Field: white ground with small-scale Herati design with a red diamond with pink blossoms to either side; the curling leaves are orange/light blue with a dark blue central line. There are 9 and 2 half bands of diamonds. The lower 10 cms. of the field has very few of the tiny red details that are profuse above.

Main border: dark red ground with floral meander; the stem is dark blue with alternating yellow and light blue rosettes with white bar-like leaves and green diagonal leaves.

Inner and outer borders: yellow ground with clusters of small light blue, white and pink flowers. On either side of these is a light blue border with a small floral meander with a dark blue stem and mainly pink flowers and green diamond leaves. Along the lower outermost border green flowers alternate with the pink.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
weaving, wool and cotton
Brief description
Persian
Physical description
Warp: white cotton; Z4S; depressed; 39-44 threads per inch (152-176 per dm).

Weft: white cotton; Z3S; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 23-24 knots per inch (92-96 per dm.)

Pile: wool; 12 colours: dark red, red, orange, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 1 threads; 448-528 knots per inch (6992-8448 per sq. dm).

Side finish: one cord oversewn with green silk.

End finish: Lower: 0.5 cm. plain weave with green wool weft with a pass of yellow/light brown wool, these form a plait on the left hand side; 2 lines of warp twining, 2 rows of knots, 2 rows of warp twining and 1 row of knots and then loose warp threads. Upper: as lower but with green wool weft and red/green decorative weft with the remains of a plait on the left; warp loops form a fringe.

Design: Field: white ground with small-scale Herati design with a red diamond with pink blossoms to either side; the curling leaves are orange/light blue with a dark blue central line. There are 9 and 2 half bands of diamonds. The lower 10 cms. of the field has very few of the tiny red details that are profuse above.

Main border: dark red ground with floral meander; the stem is dark blue with alternating yellow and light blue rosettes with white bar-like leaves and green diagonal leaves.

Inner and outer borders: yellow ground with clusters of small light blue, white and pink flowers. On either side of these is a light blue border with a small floral meander with a dark blue stem and mainly pink flowers and green diamond leaves. Along the lower outermost border green flowers alternate with the pink.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1345mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1365mm
  • Weight: 15kg
  • Proper right length: 1840mm
  • Proper left length: 1850mm
Weight including roller
Production
Senneh
Collection
Accession number
308-1884

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Record createdAugust 25, 2005
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