Carpet
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Woollen pile carpet with cotton.
DESIGN: Field with a blue ground with a large hooked six-sided lozenge with a brown ground. One central row of three hooked and stepped diamonds, one blue and two red. The field, the lozenge and three diamonds contain Herati-type design.
MAIN BORDER: white ground with curving floral meander.
INNER AND OUTER BORDER: dark blue ground with angular multi-coloured floral meander.
INNERMOST BORDER: red ground with multi-coloured X-motifs.
WARP: white wool with brown stripe in centre; Z2S; 28-34 threads per inch (116-126 per dm); depressed.
WEFT: red wool, light brown wool; Z-spun, unplied; white cotton; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots in the following sequence: red wool and light brown wool x 2; cotton; Main border: Light brown wool x 2; Outer border: red (counter shed) and light brown (open shed).
10-12 knots per inch (42-44 per dm).
PILE: wool. 13 colours: red, yellow, dark green, olive green, green, light green, dark blue, blue light blue, dark brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 140-204 knots per sq. inch (2436-2772 per dm).
Side finish: one cord oversewn with blue/red wool. There are 5 small decorative tufts on the left and 2 on the right.
End finish: Lower: two weft cords; 1.5 cm looped warp ends and 5.5 cm of plain weave with coarse weft and 1 row of weft twining in blue and red wool before the pile. Upper: one pass of red/blue weft twining with single knot fringe 11.5 cm long.
DESIGN: Field with a blue ground with a large hooked six-sided lozenge with a brown ground. One central row of three hooked and stepped diamonds, one blue and two red. The field, the lozenge and three diamonds contain Herati-type design.
MAIN BORDER: white ground with curving floral meander.
INNER AND OUTER BORDER: dark blue ground with angular multi-coloured floral meander.
INNERMOST BORDER: red ground with multi-coloured X-motifs.
WARP: white wool with brown stripe in centre; Z2S; 28-34 threads per inch (116-126 per dm); depressed.
WEFT: red wool, light brown wool; Z-spun, unplied; white cotton; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots in the following sequence: red wool and light brown wool x 2; cotton; Main border: Light brown wool x 2; Outer border: red (counter shed) and light brown (open shed).
10-12 knots per inch (42-44 per dm).
PILE: wool. 13 colours: red, yellow, dark green, olive green, green, light green, dark blue, blue light blue, dark brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 140-204 knots per sq. inch (2436-2772 per dm).
Side finish: one cord oversewn with blue/red wool. There are 5 small decorative tufts on the left and 2 on the right.
End finish: Lower: two weft cords; 1.5 cm looped warp ends and 5.5 cm of plain weave with coarse weft and 1 row of weft twining in blue and red wool before the pile. Upper: one pass of red/blue weft twining with single knot fringe 11.5 cm long.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woollen pile and cotton |
| Brief description | Woollen pile carpet with cotton, Iran, 19th century |
| Physical description | Woollen pile carpet with cotton. DESIGN: Field with a blue ground with a large hooked six-sided lozenge with a brown ground. One central row of three hooked and stepped diamonds, one blue and two red. The field, the lozenge and three diamonds contain Herati-type design. MAIN BORDER: white ground with curving floral meander. INNER AND OUTER BORDER: dark blue ground with angular multi-coloured floral meander. INNERMOST BORDER: red ground with multi-coloured X-motifs. WARP: white wool with brown stripe in centre; Z2S; 28-34 threads per inch (116-126 per dm); depressed. WEFT: red wool, light brown wool; Z-spun, unplied; white cotton; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots in the following sequence: red wool and light brown wool x 2; cotton; Main border: Light brown wool x 2; Outer border: red (counter shed) and light brown (open shed). 10-12 knots per inch (42-44 per dm). PILE: wool. 13 colours: red, yellow, dark green, olive green, green, light green, dark blue, blue light blue, dark brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 140-204 knots per sq. inch (2436-2772 per dm). Side finish: one cord oversewn with blue/red wool. There are 5 small decorative tufts on the left and 2 on the right. End finish: Lower: two weft cords; 1.5 cm looped warp ends and 5.5 cm of plain weave with coarse weft and 1 row of weft twining in blue and red wool before the pile. Upper: one pass of red/blue weft twining with single knot fringe 11.5 cm long. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Brigadier W. E. Clark |
| Production | Herati pattern |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.65-1969 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2005 |
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