Fragment
19th century (made)
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Carpet fragment of woven wool.
WARP: cream wool; Z3S'; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm).
WEFT: black wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (31 per dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 59 knots per sq. inch (806 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left, cut. Right: web of 3 paired warp threads worked with additional yellow wool.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: Field: black (corroded) ground with three red and two white stars along the length. Each contains an octagon with an internal, hooked motif. Ground filled with geometric motifs - small diamonds, S shapes, crosses, etc.
Main border: white ground with red/green 'crab' motif.
Inner border: yellow ground with rosettes.
Outer border: black ground with rosettes.
WARP: cream wool; Z3S'; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm).
WEFT: black wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (31 per dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 59 knots per sq. inch (806 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left, cut. Right: web of 3 paired warp threads worked with additional yellow wool.
END FINISH: cut
DESIGN: Field: black (corroded) ground with three red and two white stars along the length. Each contains an octagon with an internal, hooked motif. Ground filled with geometric motifs - small diamonds, S shapes, crosses, etc.
Main border: white ground with red/green 'crab' motif.
Inner border: yellow ground with rosettes.
Outer border: black ground with rosettes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool |
| Brief description | Fragment of woven wool carpet, Caucasus, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Carpet fragment of woven wool. WARP: cream wool; Z3S'; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm). WEFT: black wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (31 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 59 knots per sq. inch (806 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Left, cut. Right: web of 3 paired warp threads worked with additional yellow wool. END FINISH: cut DESIGN: Field: black (corroded) ground with three red and two white stars along the length. Each contains an octagon with an internal, hooked motif. Ground filled with geometric motifs - small diamonds, S shapes, crosses, etc. Main border: white ground with red/green 'crab' motif. Inner border: yellow ground with rosettes. Outer border: black ground with rosettes. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Bernadout |
| Production | (Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington "Part of a carpet, Caucasian (Kuba, Lesghi?), 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". cf: Bennett (1981) illus. 433; "Lesghistan. Probably late 19th c." and illus 435 "... unusually long and narrow... it resembles closely certain rugs from Baku...second half of the 19th c." |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.55-1975 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2008 |
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