Bag Face
19th century (made)
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Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp.
WARP: brown and cream wool, often plied together; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (45 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots per inch (39 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, dark green, dark blue, brown, light brown, cream; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 60 knots per sq. inch (878 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool. At one time was sewn onto its backing with brown wool.
END FINISH: Lower 5 cms. of plain weave with dark green, red and brown weft, turned under and sewn. Upper: cut; 5 cms of plain weave with brown weft. Fringe: one row of knots tied around 6 threads after pile. After every colour change at 11 cms. there is a single knot of yellow/brown twisted thread.
DESIGN: (NB: described as in use): field: red ground with two and two half bands of diamonds outlined in brown, the centre and each corner containing a small diamond. The Xs thus formed are of the same colour in diagonal bands towards top right.
Border: rectangles of cream, green or blue, each containing a red, double-hooked diamond. Upper band: red ground with yellow double-hooked motif alternating with blue and green.
WARP: brown and cream wool, often plied together; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (45 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots per inch (39 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, dark green, dark blue, brown, light brown, cream; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 60 knots per sq. inch (878 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool. At one time was sewn onto its backing with brown wool.
END FINISH: Lower 5 cms. of plain weave with dark green, red and brown weft, turned under and sewn. Upper: cut; 5 cms of plain weave with brown weft. Fringe: one row of knots tied around 6 threads after pile. After every colour change at 11 cms. there is a single knot of yellow/brown twisted thread.
DESIGN: (NB: described as in use): field: red ground with two and two half bands of diamonds outlined in brown, the centre and each corner containing a small diamond. The Xs thus formed are of the same colour in diagonal bands towards top right.
Border: rectangles of cream, green or blue, each containing a red, double-hooked diamond. Upper band: red ground with yellow double-hooked motif alternating with blue and green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp |
| Brief description | Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp, Central Asia, 19th century |
| Physical description | Bag face of knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp. WARP: brown and cream wool, often plied together; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (45 per dm). WEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots per inch (39 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, dark green, dark blue, brown, light brown, cream; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 60 knots per sq. inch (878 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool. At one time was sewn onto its backing with brown wool. END FINISH: Lower 5 cms. of plain weave with dark green, red and brown weft, turned under and sewn. Upper: cut; 5 cms of plain weave with brown weft. Fringe: one row of knots tied around 6 threads after pile. After every colour change at 11 cms. there is a single knot of yellow/brown twisted thread. DESIGN: (NB: described as in use): field: red ground with two and two half bands of diamonds outlined in brown, the centre and each corner containing a small diamond. The Xs thus formed are of the same colour in diagonal bands towards top right. Border: rectangles of cream, green or blue, each containing a red, double-hooked diamond. Upper band: red ground with yellow double-hooked motif alternating with blue and green. |
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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, 314, 315 The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington Purchased for £-/15/- "Piece of carpet; Turcoman, Ersari" One of four pieces: "These small specimens of carpet-knotting, which we looked over together, are all excellent examples of spontaneous eastern work from Turkestan and the east of Persia. Their prices are very moderate, and I should say that for the purposes of Circulation they will be as useful for showing texture and colouring, as larger and much more expensive pieces...." CECT to AJBW cf: none known. see Circ. 2-1934. (Uzbek?) |
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| Accession number | CIRC.1-1934 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2008 |
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