Bag Face
19th century (made)
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Bag face
WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 20 threads per inch (76 per dm).
WEFT: light brown wool; unable to ascertain spin and ply in the pile areas but in the plain weave end it is Z spun, unplied with 2 parallel threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 22 knots per inch (86 per dm).
PILE: wool and cotton; 7 colours: dark red, light red, dark green, green, dark blue, brown, white cotton; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 220 knots per sq. inch (3268 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: missing; a cotton cord has been attached at a later date.
END FINISH: Lower: 4 cms. plain weave remains with a row of symmetrical jufti knots which would have formed a fringe. Upper: cut across the pile with cotton cord attached later.
DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with three rows of three guls and two rows of stars.
Border (on three sides): rectangles containing lozenges.
Date catalogued: 15.6.94
WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 20 threads per inch (76 per dm).
WEFT: light brown wool; unable to ascertain spin and ply in the pile areas but in the plain weave end it is Z spun, unplied with 2 parallel threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 22 knots per inch (86 per dm).
PILE: wool and cotton; 7 colours: dark red, light red, dark green, green, dark blue, brown, white cotton; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 220 knots per sq. inch (3268 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: missing; a cotton cord has been attached at a later date.
END FINISH: Lower: 4 cms. plain weave remains with a row of symmetrical jufti knots which would have formed a fringe. Upper: cut across the pile with cotton cord attached later.
DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with three rows of three guls and two rows of stars.
Border (on three sides): rectangles containing lozenges.
Date catalogued: 15.6.94
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Physical description | Bag face WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 20 threads per inch (76 per dm). WEFT: light brown wool; unable to ascertain spin and ply in the pile areas but in the plain weave end it is Z spun, unplied with 2 parallel threads per shoot; 1 shoot after each row of knots; 22 knots per inch (86 per dm). PILE: wool and cotton; 7 colours: dark red, light red, dark green, green, dark blue, brown, white cotton; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 220 knots per sq. inch (3268 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing; a cotton cord has been attached at a later date. END FINISH: Lower: 4 cms. plain weave remains with a row of symmetrical jufti knots which would have formed a fringe. Upper: cut across the pile with cotton cord attached later. DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with three rows of three guls and two rows of stars. Border (on three sides): rectangles containing lozenges. Date catalogued: 15.6.94 |
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Production | From The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co. , S. Kensington For Registry description see that of CIRC.111-1924 |
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Accession number | CIRC.1119-1924 |
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Record created | September 18, 2008 |
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