Carpet
18th century (made)
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Carpet, knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has a pattern of scrolling stems and blossoms on a yellow ground. All round runs a narrow border with a fret pattern.
Warp 2-ply white cotton: 11 to an inch, Weft 2-fold white wool, 2 shoots after each row of knots. Knots of selina wool, 4 to an inch of warp, 21 to the square inch. Selvedge: a pair of extra warp-threads is woven on to the outer two warp-threads with white cotton.
Colours: yellow, green, brick-red, black, light red, light purple, blue and white. The black has perished to a great extent, all colours but blue faded.
Warp 2-ply white cotton: 11 to an inch, Weft 2-fold white wool, 2 shoots after each row of knots. Knots of selina wool, 4 to an inch of warp, 21 to the square inch. Selvedge: a pair of extra warp-threads is woven on to the outer two warp-threads with white cotton.
Colours: yellow, green, brick-red, black, light red, light purple, blue and white. The black has perished to a great extent, all colours but blue faded.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile on cotton warp |
| Brief description | Carpet, knotted woollen pile on cotton warp, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century |
| Physical description | Carpet, knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has a pattern of scrolling stems and blossoms on a yellow ground. All round runs a narrow border with a fret pattern. Warp 2-ply white cotton: 11 to an inch, Weft 2-fold white wool, 2 shoots after each row of knots. Knots of selina wool, 4 to an inch of warp, 21 to the square inch. Selvedge: a pair of extra warp-threads is woven on to the outer two warp-threads with white cotton. Colours: yellow, green, brick-red, black, light red, light purple, blue and white. The black has perished to a great extent, all colours but blue faded. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr W. F. Collins |
| Object history | Registered File number 1926/9644. |
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| Accession number | T.255-1926 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2006 |
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