Bag Face
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment of bag face
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm).
WEFT: yellow wool in lower half and light brown wool in upper half; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (44 per dm). Note: there are some warp threads towards the right where the weft does not go under and over alternate threads. This suggests there was a mistake in the tie-up. There are also knots in the warp threads.
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light red, yellow, light yellow, blue/green, blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads (although there are some jufti knots mainly in one vertical row in which the warp thread is knotted); 83 per sq. inch (1144 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left: one cord oversewn with red wool. Right: cut.
END FINISH: Lower: plain weave with blue/green woollen weft and decorated with a band of weft-twining in red and blue/green. Upper: plain weave with red and then cream weft. Immediately after the pile is a red and blue fringed knotted over 6 threads.
DESIGN: Described as in use. Field: shows evidence of red ground with blue lozenge with flowerhead decoration and small botehs.
Border on two sides: multi-coloured chevrons with a light red stem.
Lower border: red/blue chevron on red stem.
Outer border: light red ground with blue and green floral sprigs.
Date catalogued: 3.8.94
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm).
WEFT: yellow wool in lower half and light brown wool in upper half; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (44 per dm). Note: there are some warp threads towards the right where the weft does not go under and over alternate threads. This suggests there was a mistake in the tie-up. There are also knots in the warp threads.
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light red, yellow, light yellow, blue/green, blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads (although there are some jufti knots mainly in one vertical row in which the warp thread is knotted); 83 per sq. inch (1144 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Left: one cord oversewn with red wool. Right: cut.
END FINISH: Lower: plain weave with blue/green woollen weft and decorated with a band of weft-twining in red and blue/green. Upper: plain weave with red and then cream weft. Immediately after the pile is a red and blue fringed knotted over 6 threads.
DESIGN: Described as in use. Field: shows evidence of red ground with blue lozenge with flowerhead decoration and small botehs.
Border on two sides: multi-coloured chevrons with a light red stem.
Lower border: red/blue chevron on red stem.
Outer border: light red ground with blue and green floral sprigs.
Date catalogued: 3.8.94
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool |
| Brief description | part, 1800s, Central Asian |
| Physical description | Fragment of bag face WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 13 threads per inch (52 per dm). WEFT: yellow wool in lower half and light brown wool in upper half; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (44 per dm). Note: there are some warp threads towards the right where the weft does not go under and over alternate threads. This suggests there was a mistake in the tie-up. There are also knots in the warp threads. PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light red, yellow, light yellow, blue/green, blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads (although there are some jufti knots mainly in one vertical row in which the warp thread is knotted); 83 per sq. inch (1144 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Left: one cord oversewn with red wool. Right: cut. END FINISH: Lower: plain weave with blue/green woollen weft and decorated with a band of weft-twining in red and blue/green. Upper: plain weave with red and then cream weft. Immediately after the pile is a red and blue fringed knotted over 6 threads. DESIGN: Described as in use. Field: shows evidence of red ground with blue lozenge with flowerhead decoration and small botehs. Border on two sides: multi-coloured chevrons with a light red stem. Lower border: red/blue chevron on red stem. Outer border: light red ground with blue and green floral sprigs. Date catalogued: 3.8.94 |
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| Production | Mentioned in "Turkoman Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 303, 315 cf: Srawosch Azadi (T.T. 1970) ill. 28C "Ersari torba, 19th up until 20th century", ill. 28a. "Chodor torba (Chub Bash?), 19th up until 20th century". Elena Tzareva (1984), ill. 104, "Ersari (Bashir) torba, 19th century". The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co. , South Kensington: For Registry description see that of Circ.111-1924 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.1112-1924 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2008 |
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