Carpet
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Caucasian carpet.
WARP: dark brown wool with some white threads; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (48 per dm).
WEFT: bands of assorted browns, yellow and light red wool; Z spun, unplied with some Z2S; with from 4 - 6 shoots after each row of knots; average of 7 knots per inch (average 28 per dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, purple, black, white: symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (672 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with brown, black and yellow wool.
END FINISH: missing.
DESIGN: Field, narrow red oblong divided below the centre: the upper part contains one gul in a blue rectangle. The oblong is divided and bordered by a line of angular rosettes on a blue ground.
Main border: white ground with hooked diamonds.
Outer border: red and dark green reciprocal trefoils - along the upper end, the base of the green trefoil is blue.
WARP: dark brown wool with some white threads; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (48 per dm).
WEFT: bands of assorted browns, yellow and light red wool; Z spun, unplied with some Z2S; with from 4 - 6 shoots after each row of knots; average of 7 knots per inch (average 28 per dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, purple, black, white: symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (672 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with brown, black and yellow wool.
END FINISH: missing.
DESIGN: Field, narrow red oblong divided below the centre: the upper part contains one gul in a blue rectangle. The oblong is divided and bordered by a line of angular rosettes on a blue ground.
Main border: white ground with hooked diamonds.
Outer border: red and dark green reciprocal trefoils - along the upper end, the base of the green trefoil is blue.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool |
| Brief description | Rug, Caucasus, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Caucasian carpet. WARP: dark brown wool with some white threads; Z2S; 12 threads per inch (48 per dm). WEFT: bands of assorted browns, yellow and light red wool; Z spun, unplied with some Z2S; with from 4 - 6 shoots after each row of knots; average of 7 knots per inch (average 28 per dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, yellow, dark green, blue, purple, black, white: symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 42 knots per sq. inch (672 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with brown, black and yellow wool. END FINISH: missing. DESIGN: Field, narrow red oblong divided below the centre: the upper part contains one gul in a blue rectangle. The oblong is divided and bordered by a line of angular rosettes on a blue ground. Main border: white ground with hooked diamonds. Outer border: red and dark green reciprocal trefoils - along the upper end, the base of the green trefoil is blue. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss D B Simpson |
| Production | Talish carpet Mentioned and illustrated in "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 96, 101, 114 cf> Bennett (1981) illus. 175 and 178, "Talish" also illus. 152, "The border design is associated particularly with the Gendje and Talish areas". Bequest of Miss D B Simpson (dec'd) Millstone, Slindon. RPs: for details see T.114-1977 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.115-1977 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2006 |
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