Trapping
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
WARP: brown wool, possibly hair; Z2S; 17 threads to the inch (66 to the dm).
WEFT: light brown wool; Z spun, unplied, with two parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 18 knots to the inch (67 to the dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light orange, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, cream; a symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 153 knots to the sq. inch ( 2211 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: both sides have 2 cords overcast with light purple wool.
END FINISH: lower end has 2.5. cms plain weave, incomplete, with cream weft turned and stitched in place. Upper end has one row of stitching in light purple wool, then 15 shoots light purple wool followed by 2 cms. plain weave with cream weft turned and stitched in place.
DESIGN: field has a cream ground; there are nine vertical lines largely in purple and they rest on a saw-toothed diagonal lattice. The bottom left/top right lines are in purple, the others in red and blue. Within the lattice the bar bears a cross-shaped motif with a blue cross above and below a light orange octagonal centre.
The main border is along the sides and the lower part only and has a blue ground. Red, stepped lozenges alternate along the sides with hooked bars. The bars are part light orange and part cream. Along the lower border the motif changes to opposing arrowheads in either cream or light orange.
The inner and outer borders are along the sides and lower part only and are a reciprocal "running dog" design in cream and purple with outer guard stripes in cream and blue.
The upper border lies along the top of the five-sided field and the side borders. It has a purple ground filled with narrow horizontal lozenges in contrasting colours. The border is divided vertically by the central line which extends beyond the field to the tip of the pile.
WEFT: light brown wool; Z spun, unplied, with two parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 18 knots to the inch (67 to the dm).
PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light orange, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, cream; a symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 153 knots to the sq. inch ( 2211 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: both sides have 2 cords overcast with light purple wool.
END FINISH: lower end has 2.5. cms plain weave, incomplete, with cream weft turned and stitched in place. Upper end has one row of stitching in light purple wool, then 15 shoots light purple wool followed by 2 cms. plain weave with cream weft turned and stitched in place.
DESIGN: field has a cream ground; there are nine vertical lines largely in purple and they rest on a saw-toothed diagonal lattice. The bottom left/top right lines are in purple, the others in red and blue. Within the lattice the bar bears a cross-shaped motif with a blue cross above and below a light orange octagonal centre.
The main border is along the sides and the lower part only and has a blue ground. Red, stepped lozenges alternate along the sides with hooked bars. The bars are part light orange and part cream. Along the lower border the motif changes to opposing arrowheads in either cream or light orange.
The inner and outer borders are along the sides and lower part only and are a reciprocal "running dog" design in cream and purple with outer guard stripes in cream and blue.
The upper border lies along the top of the five-sided field and the side borders. It has a purple ground filled with narrow horizontal lozenges in contrasting colours. The border is divided vertically by the central line which extends beyond the field to the tip of the pile.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool |
| Brief description | knotted pile, 1800s, Turcoman; Yomud |
| Physical description | WARP: brown wool, possibly hair; Z2S; 17 threads to the inch (66 to the dm). WEFT: light brown wool; Z spun, unplied, with two parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 18 knots to the inch (67 to the dm). PILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light orange, dark blue, blue, purple, dark brown, cream; a symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 153 knots to the sq. inch ( 2211 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: both sides have 2 cords overcast with light purple wool. END FINISH: lower end has 2.5. cms plain weave, incomplete, with cream weft turned and stitched in place. Upper end has one row of stitching in light purple wool, then 15 shoots light purple wool followed by 2 cms. plain weave with cream weft turned and stitched in place. DESIGN: field has a cream ground; there are nine vertical lines largely in purple and they rest on a saw-toothed diagonal lattice. The bottom left/top right lines are in purple, the others in red and blue. Within the lattice the bar bears a cross-shaped motif with a blue cross above and below a light orange octagonal centre. The main border is along the sides and the lower part only and has a blue ground. Red, stepped lozenges alternate along the sides with hooked bars. The bars are part light orange and part cream. Along the lower border the motif changes to opposing arrowheads in either cream or light orange. The inner and outer borders are along the sides and lower part only and are a reciprocal "running dog" design in cream and purple with outer guard stripes in cream and blue. The upper border lies along the top of the five-sided field and the side borders. It has a purple ground filled with narrow horizontal lozenges in contrasting colours. The border is divided vertically by the central line which extends beyond the field to the tip of the pile. |
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| Production | cf: see 273-1906 Mentioned in "Turkoman Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 302, 308, 315 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 273B-1906 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2008 |
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