Carpet End
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Carpet end of woven wool.
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 24 threads to the inch (86 per dm)
WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads to a shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots to the inch (38 per dm counted at 15 per 4 cms).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, dark blue, light blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 120 knots to the sq. inch (1634 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: both sides cut.
END FINISH: lower end: 1 cm plain weave with red weft; 1 pass of alternating red and blue weft; 4 passes of thick dark purple weft; twisted warp fringe, maximum length is 10 cms.
DESIGN: there are four bands:
1. multi-coloured flowerheads.
2 and 4 : dark blue squares alternating with white and containing dark red, red or yellow flowerheads.
3 as 2 and 4. but green or dark red squares containing red, yellow or blue flowerheads.
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 24 threads to the inch (86 per dm)
WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads to a shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots to the inch (38 per dm counted at 15 per 4 cms).
PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, dark blue, light blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 120 knots to the sq. inch (1634 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: both sides cut.
END FINISH: lower end: 1 cm plain weave with red weft; 1 pass of alternating red and blue weft; 4 passes of thick dark purple weft; twisted warp fringe, maximum length is 10 cms.
DESIGN: there are four bands:
1. multi-coloured flowerheads.
2 and 4 : dark blue squares alternating with white and containing dark red, red or yellow flowerheads.
3 as 2 and 4. but green or dark red squares containing red, yellow or blue flowerheads.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool |
| Brief description | Carpet end of woven wool, Iran, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Carpet end of woven wool. WARP: light brown wool; Z2S; 24 threads to the inch (86 per dm) WEFT: red wool; Z spun, unplied; 2 parallel threads to a shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 10 knots to the inch (38 per dm counted at 15 per 4 cms). PILE: wool; 8 colours: dark red, red, yellow, green, dark blue, light blue, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 120 knots to the sq. inch (1634 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: both sides cut. END FINISH: lower end: 1 cm plain weave with red weft; 1 pass of alternating red and blue weft; 4 passes of thick dark purple weft; twisted warp fringe, maximum length is 10 cms. DESIGN: there are four bands: 1. multi-coloured flowerheads. 2 and 4 : dark blue squares alternating with white and containing dark red, red or yellow flowerheads. 3 as 2 and 4. but green or dark red squares containing red, yellow or blue flowerheads. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Bernadout |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.59-1975 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2008 |
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