Fragment
first half 19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Carpet fragement: part of the field.
WARP: light brown wool; Z3S; 13 threads per inch (49 per dm)
WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 6 knots per inch (25 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 39 knots per sq. inch (612 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: red ground with white, blue and yellow extensions from two medallions with two and a half stylised flowerheads.
Catalogue date: 20.7.94
WARP: light brown wool; Z3S; 13 threads per inch (49 per dm)
WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 6 knots per inch (25 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 39 knots per sq. inch (612 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: red ground with white, blue and yellow extensions from two medallions with two and a half stylised flowerheads.
Catalogue date: 20.7.94
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven wool carpet, Caucasus, first half 19th century. |
| Physical description | Carpet fragement: part of the field. WARP: light brown wool; Z3S; 13 threads per inch (49 per dm) WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 6 knots per inch (25 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 39 knots per sq. inch (612 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: cut DESIGN: red ground with white, blue and yellow extensions from two medallions with two and a half stylised flowerheads. Catalogue date: 20.7.94 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Bernadout |
| Production | (Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "second part of a carpet (Tshalaberd?), Caucasian,, Karabagh, first half 19th c." "I write to thank you most cordially for your kindness in allowing the Museum to select from your stock such carpet fragments as will be useful for teaching purposes and for showing designs so far unrepresented in our collection". c.f. see T.54-1975 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.54A-1975 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2008 |
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