Carpet
late 19th century (made)
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Flat weave Caucasian carpet, predominantly plain soumak. Made from 6 narrow widths, each approximately 28 cms wide.
WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 44-56 threads per inch (200-208 per dm).
WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 1 shoot between each row of soumak; 17-18 threads per inch (60 per dm). Pattern: wool and cotton; Z2S; 9 colours: red, yellow, yellow cotton, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown; Weft technique: a variety of weft-wrapping techniques have been used: over 16, back under 8; reverse soumak with float carried at back from motif to motif; upward wrapping; forward under 6, forward over 6, back under 6, forward over 6, forward under 6, etc.
SIDE FINISH: returned wefts.
END FINISH: all cut apart from one length (lower right) which has ends that have been looped warp ends.
DESIGN: decorated in bands: small stepped lozenges, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, small stepped lozenges, cross with a double outline containing stepped lozenges, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, and a vertical striped bar on small triangular base with larger triangle and comb at the head. The bar has 6 pairs of upwardly diagonal branches. This sequence is repeated once completely except in the second sequence, the S-motif band appears on four strips only, and once more up to the band of crosses. There is a narrow border on all sides of the diagonal stripes on the white ground.
WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 44-56 threads per inch (200-208 per dm).
WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 1 shoot between each row of soumak; 17-18 threads per inch (60 per dm). Pattern: wool and cotton; Z2S; 9 colours: red, yellow, yellow cotton, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown; Weft technique: a variety of weft-wrapping techniques have been used: over 16, back under 8; reverse soumak with float carried at back from motif to motif; upward wrapping; forward under 6, forward over 6, back under 6, forward over 6, forward under 6, etc.
SIDE FINISH: returned wefts.
END FINISH: all cut apart from one length (lower right) which has ends that have been looped warp ends.
DESIGN: decorated in bands: small stepped lozenges, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, small stepped lozenges, cross with a double outline containing stepped lozenges, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, and a vertical striped bar on small triangular base with larger triangle and comb at the head. The bar has 6 pairs of upwardly diagonal branches. This sequence is repeated once completely except in the second sequence, the S-motif band appears on four strips only, and once more up to the band of crosses. There is a narrow border on all sides of the diagonal stripes on the white ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton and wool |
| Brief description | Flat weave Caucasian carpet in cotton and wool, predominantly soumak, Caucasus, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Flat weave Caucasian carpet, predominantly plain soumak. Made from 6 narrow widths, each approximately 28 cms wide. WARP: white cotton; Z2S; 44-56 threads per inch (200-208 per dm). WEFT: Foundation: white cotton; Z2S; 1 shoot between each row of soumak; 17-18 threads per inch (60 per dm). Pattern: wool and cotton; Z2S; 9 colours: red, yellow, yellow cotton, green, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, brown; Weft technique: a variety of weft-wrapping techniques have been used: over 16, back under 8; reverse soumak with float carried at back from motif to motif; upward wrapping; forward under 6, forward over 6, back under 6, forward over 6, forward under 6, etc. SIDE FINISH: returned wefts. END FINISH: all cut apart from one length (lower right) which has ends that have been looped warp ends. DESIGN: decorated in bands: small stepped lozenges, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, small stepped lozenges, cross with a double outline containing stepped lozenges, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, parallel combs joined by a vertical bar, geometric S-motifs with a central stepped lozenge, and a vertical striped bar on small triangular base with larger triangle and comb at the head. The bar has 6 pairs of upwardly diagonal branches. This sequence is repeated once completely except in the second sequence, the S-motif band appears on four strips only, and once more up to the band of crosses. There is a narrow border on all sides of the diagonal stripes on the white ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq. |
| Object history | Rec. from J.W.F. Morton Esq., Carlisle. One of 105 items offered by Jocelyn Morton on the death of his father, Sir James Morton of Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.277-1966 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2006 |
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