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Carpet

ca.1930-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small, central, cream medallion enclosed in large brownish-red medallion on a blue field with cream corner pieces. Tans, blues and creams predominated, though one end of the field is green . Some green and brown in floral patterns on field and border.



Warp: white silk; Z3S; 32-34 threads per inch (126-128 per dm).

Weft: blue cotton; Z4S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 14-16 knots per inch (58-62 per dm).

Pile: silk; 13 colours: dark yellow, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark pink, pink, light pink, dark brown, brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 224-272 knots per sq. inch (3654-3968 per sq. dm).

Side finish: one cord oversewn with cream silk

End finish: cut and silk fringe applied.

Design: Field: white ground with large blue medallion, the blue turning to green towards the top, containing a dark pink medallion and pendants within it a small white medallion and pendants. Each corner of the field contains a large palmette. The medallions and field are covered with blossoms, leaves and palmettes on curving stems.

Main border: red ground with floral meander on a blue stem.

Inner and border: blue ground with angular floral meander; each border is sandwiched between stripes with a yellow ground and an angular floral meander. At top the ground of the inner and outer borders becomes blue and the pattern of the stripes becomes spotted.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk knotted pile and fringe with linen and cotton
Brief description
Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Silk carpet, Kashan, Iran, ca.1930 - 1940
Physical description
Small, central, cream medallion enclosed in large brownish-red medallion on a blue field with cream corner pieces. Tans, blues and creams predominated, though one end of the field is green . Some green and brown in floral patterns on field and border.



Warp: white silk; Z3S; 32-34 threads per inch (126-128 per dm).

Weft: blue cotton; Z4S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 14-16 knots per inch (58-62 per dm).

Pile: silk; 13 colours: dark yellow, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark pink, pink, light pink, dark brown, brown, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 224-272 knots per sq. inch (3654-3968 per sq. dm).

Side finish: one cord oversewn with cream silk

End finish: cut and silk fringe applied.

Design: Field: white ground with large blue medallion, the blue turning to green towards the top, containing a dark pink medallion and pendants within it a small white medallion and pendants. Each corner of the field contains a large palmette. The medallions and field are covered with blossoms, leaves and palmettes on curving stems.

Main border: red ground with floral meander on a blue stem.

Inner and border: blue ground with angular floral meander; each border is sandwiched between stripes with a yellow ground and an angular floral meander. At top the ground of the inner and outer borders becomes blue and the pattern of the stripes becomes spotted.
Dimensions
  • Length: 329cm (maximum)
  • Length: 322.5cm (minimum)
  • Width: 213cm (maximum)
  • Width: 209.5cm (minimum)
  • Weight: 34kg
Weight including roller
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dame Ada MacNaghten
Collection
Accession number
T.20-1970

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2005
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