Carpet
1825-1875 (made)
| Place of origin |
WARP: white; cotton, Z6S; depressed; density 24 cm. 96 dm.
WEFT: blue, cotton, Z2S; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots. 16/", 64 dm.
PILE: wool; 10 colours: light red, dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, purple, white. Knot: asymmetrical, open to the left around 2 warps 2// threads
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool
END FINISH: not possible to check
DESIGN: 1) main - dark blue ground. Offset bands of 6 and 1/2 botehs, alternate direction in each row. Subtle colour changes in base of botehs, dark green or green/row. Botel - predominated red flowers.
Borders from centre:
1) reciprocal diamond head blue.dark blue outlined in red
2) dark blue ground containing floral meander, predominately red and blue blossoms on red stem, and red diagonal leaf.
3) white ground - floral meander with red blossoms on dark blue stem. Surrounding details of stem vary along length of border, and vary between right and left border.
4) as no. (2)
5) as no. (1)
END: lower (as woven:)cut, but evidence of plain weave with blue cotton weft.
top: (as woven): same
SIDE: one cord oversewn with red wool.
WEFT: blue, cotton, Z2S; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots. 16/", 64 dm.
PILE: wool; 10 colours: light red, dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, purple, white. Knot: asymmetrical, open to the left around 2 warps 2// threads
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool
END FINISH: not possible to check
DESIGN: 1) main - dark blue ground. Offset bands of 6 and 1/2 botehs, alternate direction in each row. Subtle colour changes in base of botehs, dark green or green/row. Botel - predominated red flowers.
Borders from centre:
1) reciprocal diamond head blue.dark blue outlined in red
2) dark blue ground containing floral meander, predominately red and blue blossoms on red stem, and red diagonal leaf.
3) white ground - floral meander with red blossoms on dark blue stem. Surrounding details of stem vary along length of border, and vary between right and left border.
4) as no. (2)
5) as no. (1)
END: lower (as woven:)cut, but evidence of plain weave with blue cotton weft.
top: (as woven): same
SIDE: one cord oversewn with red wool.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton foundation, one of a pair of border carpets or kenare, central field design of packed botehs or paisleys on dark blue ground, Saraband, Iran, 1825-1875 |
| Physical description | WARP: white; cotton, Z6S; depressed; density 24 cm. 96 dm. WEFT: blue, cotton, Z2S; 2 shoots after 1 row of knots. 16/", 64 dm. PILE: wool; 10 colours: light red, dark red, orange, yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, purple, white. Knot: asymmetrical, open to the left around 2 warps 2// threads SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool END FINISH: not possible to check DESIGN: 1) main - dark blue ground. Offset bands of 6 and 1/2 botehs, alternate direction in each row. Subtle colour changes in base of botehs, dark green or green/row. Botel - predominated red flowers. Borders from centre: 1) reciprocal diamond head blue.dark blue outlined in red 2) dark blue ground containing floral meander, predominately red and blue blossoms on red stem, and red diagonal leaf. 3) white ground - floral meander with red blossoms on dark blue stem. Surrounding details of stem vary along length of border, and vary between right and left border. 4) as no. (2) 5) as no. (1) END: lower (as woven:)cut, but evidence of plain weave with blue cotton weft. top: (as woven): same SIDE: one cord oversewn with red wool. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Given by H. L. Lucas Esq. |
| Historical context | RP. 1445-1915 "a long runner, made in Western Persia in the 19th century. ... It is a particularly good example of 19th century carpet weaving, buoth in design, technique and colour, and would be a useful addition to the Museum collection of carpets" AFK. 29/IV/1915 |
| Associated object | T.33-1915 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Patrice Fontaine, Le tapis persan ou le jardin de l'eternel printemps (Paris: 1990) p.125, pl.VI. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.31-1915 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2008 |
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