Carpet
19th century (made)
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Carpet, knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has a floral pattern with numerous groups of five blossoms on a white ground. The border has a pattern of floral stems and a plain blue band.
Warp: undyed cotton; 2 (Z3S)Z; 19 threads per inch (74 per dm).
Weft: undyed cotton; Z6S, 4 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (32 per dm).
Pile: wool; 4 colours: yellow, green, dark blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (700 knots per sq. dm).
Side finish: 1 cord oversewn with undyed cotton.
End finish: both missing.
Warp: undyed cotton; 2 (Z3S)Z; 19 threads per inch (74 per dm).
Weft: undyed cotton; Z6S, 4 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (32 per dm).
Pile: wool; 4 colours: yellow, green, dark blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (700 knots per sq. dm).
Side finish: 1 cord oversewn with undyed cotton.
End finish: both missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile on cotton warp |
| Brief description | Carpet, knotted woollen pile on cotton warp, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century |
| Physical description | Carpet, knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has a floral pattern with numerous groups of five blossoms on a white ground. The border has a pattern of floral stems and a plain blue band. Warp: undyed cotton; 2 (Z3S)Z; 19 threads per inch (74 per dm). Weft: undyed cotton; Z6S, 4 parallel threads per shoot; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (32 per dm). Pile: wool; 4 colours: yellow, green, dark blue, dark brown; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (700 knots per sq. dm). Side finish: 1 cord oversewn with undyed cotton. End finish: both missing. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA |
| Object history | Registered File number 1926/6626. |
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| Accession number | T.181-1926 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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