Carpet Fragment
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
WARP: white cotton; Z4S; 28 threads per inch (112 per dm).
WEFT: blue cotton; Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots afer each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm)
PILE: wool; 9 colours: red, light red, dark yellow, yellow , dark green, green, dark blue, grey; white. There may originally have been more colours. Asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two warp threads.
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: lower; missing but evidence of plain weave with white and light blue weft. Upper; cut.
DESIGN:
1068-1901
Field: only 2" (5 cm) remaining - appears to be a series of compartments with a white ground on a dark red field.
Borders: there seem to have been seven, described from the inside:
(1) dark red ground with light red S-motifs
(2) dark yellow ground with a green meander and red flowers
(3) as (1)
(4) dark green ground with a thin angular stem bearing light coloured blossoms outlined in red over which is a tracery of dark and light red
(5) as (1)
(6) as (2)
(6) as (1)
1068A-1901
Borders described above, from the left:
(1)
(2)
(5) - but on a much larger scale
WEFT: blue cotton; Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots afer each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm)
PILE: wool; 9 colours: red, light red, dark yellow, yellow , dark green, green, dark blue, grey; white. There may originally have been more colours. Asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two warp threads.
SIDE FINISH: cut
END FINISH: lower; missing but evidence of plain weave with white and light blue weft. Upper; cut.
DESIGN:
1068-1901
Field: only 2" (5 cm) remaining - appears to be a series of compartments with a white ground on a dark red field.
Borders: there seem to have been seven, described from the inside:
(1) dark red ground with light red S-motifs
(2) dark yellow ground with a green meander and red flowers
(3) as (1)
(4) dark green ground with a thin angular stem bearing light coloured blossoms outlined in red over which is a tracery of dark and light red
(5) as (1)
(6) as (2)
(6) as (1)
1068A-1901
Borders described above, from the left:
(1)
(2)
(5) - but on a much larger scale
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Carpet fragments, possibly Kirman or Kashmir, 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | WARP: white cotton; Z4S; 28 threads per inch (112 per dm). WEFT: blue cotton; Z-spun, unplied, 2 parallel threads per shoot; 3 shoots afer each row of knots; 15 knots per inch (60 per dm) PILE: wool; 9 colours: red, light red, dark yellow, yellow , dark green, green, dark blue, grey; white. There may originally have been more colours. Asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around two warp threads. SIDE FINISH: cut END FINISH: lower; missing but evidence of plain weave with white and light blue weft. Upper; cut. DESIGN: 1068-1901 Field: only 2" (5 cm) remaining - appears to be a series of compartments with a white ground on a dark red field. Borders: there seem to have been seven, described from the inside: (1) dark red ground with light red S-motifs (2) dark yellow ground with a green meander and red flowers (3) as (1) (4) dark green ground with a thin angular stem bearing light coloured blossoms outlined in red over which is a tracery of dark and light red (5) as (1) (6) as (2) (6) as (1) 1068A-1901 Borders described above, from the left: (1) (2) (5) - but on a much larger scale |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Purchased from Hindley & Wilkinson, 63 Welbeck Street, London along with 1065, 1066B, 1067, and 1068A. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1068&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2008 |
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