Carpet
17th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Carpet, with wool and cotton pile. In the field is a trellis pattern filled with flowering plants in yellow and white with green, red and blue. The border is filled with palmettes and flowers between two narrow scroll borders.
Warps of white cotton, S plied and Z spun on two levels. 24 threads to the inch.
Wefts of red silk. 12 shoots to the inch.
Pile of white cotton and coloured wools, all Z spun. Most of the knots consist of three strands of 2 spun wool or cotton. Pile short and worn. Persian knots: 12 horizontally and 12 vertically. 144 to square inch.
The selvedges are not original and overcast with red wool. The ends, with one end re-woven, and the other with remains of warp fringe.
Warps of white cotton, S plied and Z spun on two levels. 24 threads to the inch.
Wefts of red silk. 12 shoots to the inch.
Pile of white cotton and coloured wools, all Z spun. Most of the knots consist of three strands of 2 spun wool or cotton. Pile short and worn. Persian knots: 12 horizontally and 12 vertically. 144 to square inch.
The selvedges are not original and overcast with red wool. The ends, with one end re-woven, and the other with remains of warp fringe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted pile of wool with some cotton. Warps of white cotton; wefts of red silk, probably also with some cotton. |
| Brief description | Carpet with wool and cotton knotted pile, India, 17th century |
| Physical description | Carpet, with wool and cotton pile. In the field is a trellis pattern filled with flowering plants in yellow and white with green, red and blue. The border is filled with palmettes and flowers between two narrow scroll borders. Warps of white cotton, S plied and Z spun on two levels. 24 threads to the inch. Wefts of red silk. 12 shoots to the inch. Pile of white cotton and coloured wools, all Z spun. Most of the knots consist of three strands of 2 spun wool or cotton. Pile short and worn. Persian knots: 12 horizontally and 12 vertically. 144 to square inch. The selvedges are not original and overcast with red wool. The ends, with one end re-woven, and the other with remains of warp fringe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Price, in memory of her husband, Sir Henry Price |
| Object history | Acquisition information: 'Said to have been bought by Sir Henry Price from Messrs. Partridge in 1939 "after being stored in an Indian temple for over 100 years", the backing being so rotted that repairs comprised virtual re-weaving. These repairs were said to have been undertaken at a "Royal Palace" in India'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Daniel Walker, Flowers Underfoot. Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997, fig. 108, p. 109.
Jennifer Wearden, Oriental Carpets and their Structure (London: V&A, 2003) pp.29, 70, 132.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.244-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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