1630-1640 (made)
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Carpet fragment consisting of the right-hand border from a large carpet, composed of five fragments - one at least is from another carpet.
WARP: white cotton; Z4S; depressed; 20 threads to the inch (79 per dm).
WEFT: white cotton; z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 3 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots to the inch (42 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, orange-red, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, light blue; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 110 knots to the sq. inch (1659 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: left-hand side is cut. Right-hand side: a patch from the same carpet: one cord over sewn with dark red wool.
END FINISH: both ends are cut.
DESIGN: main border: dark green ground with pair of curved leaves framing light red flowerhead and stem.
Left-hand border: dark blue ground with a floral meander and an outer guard of yellow ground with staggered blocks of light blue.
Right-hand border (a patch): dark red ground with floral meander and an inner guard with yellow ground and light green, interlocking arches.
Alien patch has dark red ground with floral meander.
WARP: white cotton; Z4S; depressed; 20 threads to the inch (79 per dm).
WEFT: white cotton; z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 3 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots to the inch (42 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, orange-red, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, light blue; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 110 knots to the sq. inch (1659 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: left-hand side is cut. Right-hand side: a patch from the same carpet: one cord over sewn with dark red wool.
END FINISH: both ends are cut.
DESIGN: main border: dark green ground with pair of curved leaves framing light red flowerhead and stem.
Left-hand border: dark blue ground with a floral meander and an outer guard of yellow ground with staggered blocks of light blue.
Right-hand border (a patch): dark red ground with floral meander and an inner guard with yellow ground and light green, interlocking arches.
Alien patch has dark red ground with floral meander.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Wool and cotton |
Brief description | Middle East, Carpet. Carpet fragment, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, border design of curling saz leaves, Safavid Isfahan, Iran, 1630-1640 |
Physical description | Carpet fragment consisting of the right-hand border from a large carpet, composed of five fragments - one at least is from another carpet. WARP: white cotton; Z4S; depressed; 20 threads to the inch (79 per dm). WEFT: white cotton; z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 3 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots to the inch (42 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, orange-red, yellow, dark green, light green, blue, light blue; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 110 knots to the sq. inch (1659 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: left-hand side is cut. Right-hand side: a patch from the same carpet: one cord over sewn with dark red wool. END FINISH: both ends are cut. DESIGN: main border: dark green ground with pair of curved leaves framing light red flowerhead and stem. Left-hand border: dark blue ground with a floral meander and an outer guard of yellow ground with staggered blocks of light blue. Right-hand border (a patch): dark red ground with floral meander and an inner guard with yellow ground and light green, interlocking arches. Alien patch has dark red ground with floral meander. |
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Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq. |
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Accession number | T.286-1966 |
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Record created | April 10, 2008 |
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