Carpet
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Turcoman, Tekke, part of a carpet
WARP: white wool; Z2S; 21 threads per inch (80 per dm).
WEFT: brown and white wool spun together; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 157 knots per sq. inch (1200 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with eleven bands each with six guls. The guls are stepped octagons outlined in dark blue and quartered. The outer quarters are diagonally red and white and have 3 stylised flowers extending into them from the centre. The inner quarters are diagonally dark red and either dark blue or dark green with one stylised flower coming from a small stepped octagon containing a quartered rectangle. The blue lines of the quarterings extend to form a grid throughout the field and along them, horizontally, are small blocks in yellow. The outlines of the stepped guls are dark blue and dark green. Offset between the guls are alternately dark blue and dark green hooked crosses with a small x-motif; all coming from a central rosette of white and red petals. Note: under the secondary are sometimes various small decorative fillings.
There is no border along the top and only part of the inner borders along the right hand side.
Main border: dark red ground divided into compartments with an octagon containing a variety of 8-pointed rosettes and stars alternates with either a double-geometrical device, primarily in white and red, or a rectangle containing two converging chevrons outlined in white.
Inner and outer border: dark red ground with diagonal blocks of colour.
Innermost border (only along the sides): red ground with narrow horizontal blocks of colour on a central brown vertical line.
WARP: white wool; Z2S; 21 threads per inch (80 per dm).
WEFT: brown and white wool spun together; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 157 knots per sq. inch (1200 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with eleven bands each with six guls. The guls are stepped octagons outlined in dark blue and quartered. The outer quarters are diagonally red and white and have 3 stylised flowers extending into them from the centre. The inner quarters are diagonally dark red and either dark blue or dark green with one stylised flower coming from a small stepped octagon containing a quartered rectangle. The blue lines of the quarterings extend to form a grid throughout the field and along them, horizontally, are small blocks in yellow. The outlines of the stepped guls are dark blue and dark green. Offset between the guls are alternately dark blue and dark green hooked crosses with a small x-motif; all coming from a central rosette of white and red petals. Note: under the secondary are sometimes various small decorative fillings.
There is no border along the top and only part of the inner borders along the right hand side.
Main border: dark red ground divided into compartments with an octagon containing a variety of 8-pointed rosettes and stars alternates with either a double-geometrical device, primarily in white and red, or a rectangle containing two converging chevrons outlined in white.
Inner and outer border: dark red ground with diagonal blocks of colour.
Innermost border (only along the sides): red ground with narrow horizontal blocks of colour on a central brown vertical line.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Turkoman |
| Physical description | Turcoman, Tekke, part of a carpet WARP: white wool; Z2S; 21 threads per inch (80 per dm). WEFT: brown and white wool spun together; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 157 knots per sq. inch (1200 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with eleven bands each with six guls. The guls are stepped octagons outlined in dark blue and quartered. The outer quarters are diagonally red and white and have 3 stylised flowers extending into them from the centre. The inner quarters are diagonally dark red and either dark blue or dark green with one stylised flower coming from a small stepped octagon containing a quartered rectangle. The blue lines of the quarterings extend to form a grid throughout the field and along them, horizontally, are small blocks in yellow. The outlines of the stepped guls are dark blue and dark green. Offset between the guls are alternately dark blue and dark green hooked crosses with a small x-motif; all coming from a central rosette of white and red petals. Note: under the secondary are sometimes various small decorative fillings. There is no border along the top and only part of the inner borders along the right hand side. Main border: dark red ground divided into compartments with an octagon containing a variety of 8-pointed rosettes and stars alternates with either a double-geometrical device, primarily in white and red, or a rectangle containing two converging chevrons outlined in white. Inner and outer border: dark red ground with diagonal blocks of colour. Innermost border (only along the sides): red ground with narrow horizontal blocks of colour on a central brown vertical line. |
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| Production | Turcoman, Tekke Mentioned and illustrated in "Turkoman Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 302, 303, 305, 306, 315. NB. no listing in Table 2, but under 404-1884 cf: Tzareva (1984) ill. 31 "Tekke Khali, 19th century" Gombos (1975) ill. 7 "Tekke carpet, first part of 19th century, ill. 9. "Tekke carpet, 19th century" |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 404-1880 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2006 |
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