Carpet Fragment
1550-1650 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Carpet fragment of cotton and wool.
WARP: white cotton, Z4S; 30 threads per inch (110 per dm); depressed.
WEFT: white cotton; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 14 knots per inch (57 per dm).
PILE: wool; 13 colours: dark red, light red, dark yellow, yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 210 knots per sq. inch (3135 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: dark red ground with multi-coloured, ornate cloud band with flowers, buds and stems.
DYE ANALYSIS: red = lac, brown = luteolin, dark yellow = luteolin, yellow = luteolin
WARP: white cotton, Z4S; 30 threads per inch (110 per dm); depressed.
WEFT: white cotton; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 14 knots per inch (57 per dm).
PILE: wool; 13 colours: dark red, light red, dark yellow, yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 210 knots per sq. inch (3135 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: dark red ground with multi-coloured, ornate cloud band with flowers, buds and stems.
DYE ANALYSIS: red = lac, brown = luteolin, dark yellow = luteolin, yellow = luteolin
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton and wool |
| Brief description | Middle East, Carpet. Carpet fragment, wool pile on cotton foundation, design of green and yellow cloud-band scroll and floral stems against red ground, Safavid Iran, 1550-1650 |
| Physical description | Carpet fragment of cotton and wool. WARP: white cotton, Z4S; 30 threads per inch (110 per dm); depressed. WEFT: white cotton; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots after each row of knots; 14 knots per inch (57 per dm). PILE: wool; 13 colours: dark red, light red, dark yellow, yellow, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, brown, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 210 knots per sq. inch (3135 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: dark red ground with multi-coloured, ornate cloud band with flowers, buds and stems. DYE ANALYSIS: red = lac, brown = luteolin, dark yellow = luteolin, yellow = luteolin |
| Dimensions |
|
| Styles | |
| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.278-1966 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | April 10, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
