Carpet
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
WARP: light brown wool; Z4S; 14 threads per inch (56 per dm).
WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (40 per dm).
PILE: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, pink, dark brown, brown, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 77 knots per sq. inch (1120 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: missing on both sides but there are traces of overcasting in blue wool over at least 3 cords.
END FINISH: missing
DESIGN: Field: dark brown ground with toothed lattice in yellow outlined in red and containing floral motifs repeated across the field.
Main border: white ground with 'crab' pattern in various colours.
Inner and outer borders: divided by dark blue diagonal lines. The intervening spaces are filled with blocks of diagonal lines in two contrasting colours. At both ends the outer border is missing.
Catalogue Date: 27.5.97
WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (40 per dm).
PILE: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, pink, dark brown, brown, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 77 knots per sq. inch (1120 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: missing on both sides but there are traces of overcasting in blue wool over at least 3 cords.
END FINISH: missing
DESIGN: Field: dark brown ground with toothed lattice in yellow outlined in red and containing floral motifs repeated across the field.
Main border: white ground with 'crab' pattern in various colours.
Inner and outer borders: divided by dark blue diagonal lines. The intervening spaces are filled with blocks of diagonal lines in two contrasting colours. At both ends the outer border is missing.
Catalogue Date: 27.5.97
Object details
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| Brief description | 1800s, Caucasian |
| Physical description | WARP: light brown wool; Z4S; 14 threads per inch (56 per dm). WEFT: light brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (40 per dm). PILE: wool; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, dark green, green, dark blue, blue, pink, dark brown, brown, light brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around two threads; 77 knots per sq. inch (1120 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: missing on both sides but there are traces of overcasting in blue wool over at least 3 cords. END FINISH: missing DESIGN: Field: dark brown ground with toothed lattice in yellow outlined in red and containing floral motifs repeated across the field. Main border: white ground with 'crab' pattern in various colours. Inner and outer borders: divided by dark blue diagonal lines. The intervening spaces are filled with blocks of diagonal lines in two contrasting colours. At both ends the outer border is missing. Catalogue Date: 27.5.97 |
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| Production | Referred to in: "Azerbaijani Carpets in the V & A" by Latif Kerimov pub. International Symposium, Baku, 1983. c.f. Bennett (1981) illus. 314, 222, "Kuba, probably late 19th c.), "Typical Shirvan field design... probably from the Kuba area, second half 19th c." Shurmann (1964) illus. 99 and 100, "Kuba". mentioned and illustrated: "Caucasian Rugs in the V & A" by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Hali 1980, Vol. 3. no. 2., p. 95, 107, 114. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 60-1880 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2008 |
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