Bag Face
19th century (made)
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Bag face
WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (70 per dm).
WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot, 1 shoot after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (60 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 123 knots per sq. inch (2100 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with blue wool.
END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with 4 rows of red weft; turned under and stitched in place. Upper: cut and subsequently bound with cotton cord.
DESIGN: described as in use: field: red ground with six flowers on leafed stems.
Side and upper borders: small, white and brown double rams horsn.
Apron: incomplete: looks like bands of nine off-set stylised flowers.
Catalogue date: 22.6.94
WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (70 per dm).
WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot, 1 shoot after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (60 per dm).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 123 knots per sq. inch (2100 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with blue wool.
END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with 4 rows of red weft; turned under and stitched in place. Upper: cut and subsequently bound with cotton cord.
DESIGN: described as in use: field: red ground with six flowers on leafed stems.
Side and upper borders: small, white and brown double rams horsn.
Apron: incomplete: looks like bands of nine off-set stylised flowers.
Catalogue date: 22.6.94
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool |
| Brief description | Face of a bag, Central Asia, 19th century |
| Physical description | Bag face WARP: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (70 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot, 1 shoot after each row of knots; 13 knots per inch (60 per dm). PILE: wool; 8 colours: red, orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 123 knots per sq. inch (2100 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with blue wool. END FINISH: Lower: 2 cms plain weave with 4 rows of red weft; turned under and stitched in place. Upper: cut and subsequently bound with cotton cord. DESIGN: described as in use: field: red ground with six flowers on leafed stems. Side and upper borders: small, white and brown double rams horsn. Apron: incomplete: looks like bands of nine off-set stylised flowers. Catalogue date: 22.6.94 |
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| Production | The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington. Purchased as one of seven pieces for a total of £3 "knotted pile wall bag; Ersari" (1925) This is one of "7 interesting little pieces of Turcoman carpet-knotting, good in design, colour and technique"…. And one of four "tent-bags unlike any others in the Museum… the price for the seven pieces… is nominal". 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, 306, 309, 312, 315. cf: Karoly Gombos (1975) illus. 23,24,25, "Tekke engzi, 19th century", "Tekke engzi 19th century", Yomut/Tekke engzi, 19th century". Siawosch Azadi (1975) ill. 22, "Tekke germetsch", very early 19th century" * "threshold rug". Elena Tzareva (1984) ill. 42, "Tekke Germetch, 19th century". |
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| Accession number | T.93-1925 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2008 |
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