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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


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
  • Height: 9in
  • Width: 12.5in
Styles
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.278-1966

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Record createdApril 10, 2008
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