Carpet
ca. 1850-1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Silk carpet with fretted field in two shades of yellow with large butterflies in blues, white and apricot. Knotted pile with cotton.
Border: yellow ground with tripod, swastika, vase of flowers, etc. in blues, white and apricot.
Outer edge: band of plain dark blue.
Technique:
wrap: cotton, 18 to inch
weft: silk, knot, Persian, 72 to the sq. inch
sides: over sewn with white cotton
There are no ends.
Border: yellow ground with tripod, swastika, vase of flowers, etc. in blues, white and apricot.
Outer edge: band of plain dark blue.
Technique:
wrap: cotton, 18 to inch
weft: silk, knot, Persian, 72 to the sq. inch
sides: over sewn with white cotton
There are no ends.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk knotted pile with cotton |
| Brief description | Silk carpet, China, ca. 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | Silk carpet with fretted field in two shades of yellow with large butterflies in blues, white and apricot. Knotted pile with cotton. Border: yellow ground with tripod, swastika, vase of flowers, etc. in blues, white and apricot. Outer edge: band of plain dark blue. Technique: wrap: cotton, 18 to inch weft: silk, knot, Persian, 72 to the sq. inch sides: over sewn with white cotton There are no ends. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dame Ada MacNaghten |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.27-1970 |
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| Record created | August 24, 2006 |
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