Fragment
19th century (made)
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Carpet fragment of woven wool.
WARP: grey wool; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (61 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (34 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 72 knots per sq. inch (1037 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut.
END FINISH: cut.
DESIGN: field: divided into identical 8 (20.5 sq. cms) squares. Each square contains a stepped diamond with a red ground on which are yellow and white floral sprigs. Upper right and lower left sides are outlined in brown, yellow and red. The other two sides are outlined in white and brown. Outside the diamond, the upper left and lower right corners have a red ground with similar floral sprigs while the other two corners in alternate squares are blue or dark green. The squares are formed by narrow, vertical bands of diagonal blocks in all the colours and by horizontal, interrupted but similar bands.
WARP: grey wool; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (61 per dm).
WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (34 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 72 knots per sq. inch (1037 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: cut.
END FINISH: cut.
DESIGN: field: divided into identical 8 (20.5 sq. cms) squares. Each square contains a stepped diamond with a red ground on which are yellow and white floral sprigs. Upper right and lower left sides are outlined in brown, yellow and red. The other two sides are outlined in white and brown. Outside the diamond, the upper left and lower right corners have a red ground with similar floral sprigs while the other two corners in alternate squares are blue or dark green. The squares are formed by narrow, vertical bands of diagonal blocks in all the colours and by horizontal, interrupted but similar bands.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool |
| Brief description | Carpet fragment of woven wool, Central Asia, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Carpet fragment of woven wool. WARP: grey wool; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (61 per dm). WEFT: brown wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 9 knots per inch (34 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 72 knots per sq. inch (1037 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: cut. END FINISH: cut. DESIGN: field: divided into identical 8 (20.5 sq. cms) squares. Each square contains a stepped diamond with a red ground on which are yellow and white floral sprigs. Upper right and lower left sides are outlined in brown, yellow and red. The other two sides are outlined in white and brown. Outside the diamond, the upper left and lower right corners have a red ground with similar floral sprigs while the other two corners in alternate squares are blue or dark green. The squares are formed by narrow, vertical bands of diagonal blocks in all the colours and by horizontal, interrupted but similar bands. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Bernadout |
| Production | "(Retirement) Gift from Mr. Benardout of the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington "part of carpet, Turcoman (Ersari), 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 beuseful for teaching purposes and for showing designs so far unrepresented in our collection" RS - Director 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, 311, 315 cf: Azadi (1970) T.T. illus. 8, "Ersari (Beshir?), 19th century" Gombos (1975) illus. 18 "Beshir or Kizil-Ayak carpet, Turkmenistan, 18th-19th century and illus. 19 "Beshir carpet, Turkmenistan, 19th century". Tzareva, (1984) illus. 95, "Ersari carpet, 19th century". |
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| Accession number | T.64-1975 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2008 |
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