Carpet
1870s (made)
| Place of origin |
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (67 per dm)
WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 or 3 shoots after each row of knots; 7 - 9 knots per inch (26-33 per dm).
PILE: wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark purple (faded), black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads; 68 knots (average) per sq. inch (1005 average per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: 3 cords overcast mainly in red wool.
END FINISH: Lower 1.5 cm. plain weave with light brown wool weft. Three bands of knots; warp threads from each pair of knots are twisted and then knotted at the bottom to form a fringe 18 cm. long (maximum). Upper: as lower.
DESIGN: Field: white ground with 3 rows of 6 'memling' like guls, each containing horned diamonds. 2 vertical, hooked lines of small coloured blocks rise between the rows of guls and expand into 5 diamonds, 2 with concentric filling and 3 with a chequerboard pattern. As the upper and lower edge is a band of small diamonds more of which are scattered across the field.
Main border: yellow ground with rectangles containing a diamond, brocketted. A small diamond separates the motifs along the lower and upper borders.
Catalogue date: 4.06.97
WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 or 3 shoots after each row of knots; 7 - 9 knots per inch (26-33 per dm).
PILE: wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark purple (faded), black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads; 68 knots (average) per sq. inch (1005 average per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: 3 cords overcast mainly in red wool.
END FINISH: Lower 1.5 cm. plain weave with light brown wool weft. Three bands of knots; warp threads from each pair of knots are twisted and then knotted at the bottom to form a fringe 18 cm. long (maximum). Upper: as lower.
DESIGN: Field: white ground with 3 rows of 6 'memling' like guls, each containing horned diamonds. 2 vertical, hooked lines of small coloured blocks rise between the rows of guls and expand into 5 diamonds, 2 with concentric filling and 3 with a chequerboard pattern. As the upper and lower edge is a band of small diamonds more of which are scattered across the field.
Main border: yellow ground with rectangles containing a diamond, brocketted. A small diamond separates the motifs along the lower and upper borders.
Catalogue date: 4.06.97
Object details
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| Brief description | Middle East, Carpet; Kazak |
| Physical description | WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (67 per dm) WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 or 3 shoots after each row of knots; 7 - 9 knots per inch (26-33 per dm). PILE: wool; 10 colours: dark red, red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark purple (faded), black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads; 68 knots (average) per sq. inch (1005 average per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 3 cords overcast mainly in red wool. END FINISH: Lower 1.5 cm. plain weave with light brown wool weft. Three bands of knots; warp threads from each pair of knots are twisted and then knotted at the bottom to form a fringe 18 cm. long (maximum). Upper: as lower. DESIGN: Field: white ground with 3 rows of 6 'memling' like guls, each containing horned diamonds. 2 vertical, hooked lines of small coloured blocks rise between the rows of guls and expand into 5 diamonds, 2 with concentric filling and 3 with a chequerboard pattern. As the upper and lower edge is a band of small diamonds more of which are scattered across the field. Main border: yellow ground with rectangles containing a diamond, brocketted. A small diamond separates the motifs along the lower and upper borders. Catalogue date: 4.06.97 |
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| Production | Referred to in "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov. Published International Symposium, Baku, 1983, P. 38, pl. 30 Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 95, 98, 99, 101, 112 "Kazak-Genje" c.f. Bennett (1981), illus. 67, 68, 71, 76, 78, "Kazak Hooked Polygons. Very popular Kazak design with the Memlinc guls within an octagon...". Also illus. 206, "Moghan, Memlinc gul, mid to late 19th century" Schurmann (1974), illus. 59 "Moghan". NB. cotton weft. Kerrimove (1983) attribution "Moghan" 19th century" |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 402-1880 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2008 |
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