Carpet
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Carpet of "Transylvanian" type. Red ground with a white ground central medallion containing a blue medallion with a central red roundel. Floral motifs based on blossoms and leaves decorate these medallions and the corners of the field. The inner and outer borders have flowers and spots on a white ground. The main border has yellow and red cartouches on a white ground. There are no corner solutions at the top.
Warp: white wool dyed red towards the ends (about 2" at the top and 12" at the bottom). It may then have been re-dyed brown; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (70 per dm).
Weft: white wool; spin and twist uncertain; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 rows of knots per inch (30/dm).
Pile wool; 5 colours: red, yellow, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 8/knots/sq. inch (1050/sq. dm).
Side finish: incomplete; remains of yellow wool overcasting.
End finish: missing.
Warp: white wool dyed red towards the ends (about 2" at the top and 12" at the bottom). It may then have been re-dyed brown; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (70 per dm).
Weft: white wool; spin and twist uncertain; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 rows of knots per inch (30/dm).
Pile wool; 5 colours: red, yellow, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 8/knots/sq. inch (1050/sq. dm).
Side finish: incomplete; remains of yellow wool overcasting.
End finish: missing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile on woollen warp and weft |
| Brief description | Carpet, "Transylvanian" type, knotted woollen pile on woollen warp and weft, Turkish, 18th century. |
| Physical description | Carpet of "Transylvanian" type. Red ground with a white ground central medallion containing a blue medallion with a central red roundel. Floral motifs based on blossoms and leaves decorate these medallions and the corners of the field. The inner and outer borders have flowers and spots on a white ground. The main border has yellow and red cartouches on a white ground. There are no corner solutions at the top. Warp: white wool dyed red towards the ends (about 2" at the top and 12" at the bottom). It may then have been re-dyed brown; Z2S; 17 threads per inch (70 per dm). Weft: white wool; spin and twist uncertain; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 rows of knots per inch (30/dm). Pile wool; 5 colours: red, yellow, blue, black, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 8/knots/sq. inch (1050/sq. dm). Side finish: incomplete; remains of yellow wool overcasting. End finish: missing. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/1650. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.690-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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