Carpet
1825-1850 (made)
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Carpet, hand-knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has at each end a small vase from which springs a tree from covering most of the ground. The main border strip has a conventional Chinese wave-pattern. The ground of the field is dark blue, the other colours being chiefly red and green. There is a small panel with an inscription at the lower left hand corner.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on cotton warp |
| Brief description | Carpet, hand-knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp, Khotan, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (autonomous region), China, Qing dynasty, 1825-1850 |
| Physical description | Carpet, hand-knotted in woollen pile on cotton warp. The field has at each end a small vase from which springs a tree from covering most of the ground. The main border strip has a conventional Chinese wave-pattern. The ground of the field is dark blue, the other colours being chiefly red and green. There is a small panel with an inscription at the lower left hand corner. |
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| Credit line | Given by Colonel R. A. Lyall |
| Object history | Registered File number 1927/7729. |
| Production | From Khotan. |
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| Accession number | T.244-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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