Carpet
19th century (made)
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Carpet of hand-knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp and weft.
WARP: white and shades of brown wool, sometimes mixed and sometimes in blocks; Z2S; 17-21 threads per inch (66-84 per dm).
WEFT: dark red and dark brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots of weft after each row of knots, sometimes one of each colour; 8-10 knots per inch (33-45 per dm).
PILE: wool. 10 colours: red, orange, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 68-105 knots per sq. inch (1089-1890 per dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool.
END FINISH: Lower: missing but a block 11" (28 cm) wide has been added with cotton warp in the centre of the end; this forms a short single-knotted fringe and one row of white and red weft twining. Upper: missing but with evidence of plain weave in narrow bands of dark brown/red/dark brown wool.
DESIGN: Field with very narrow vertical stripes with alternating blue and white ground bearing a pattern of identical floral meanders - a green stem on a white ground and an orange stem on a dark blue ground.
Main border: red ground with very stylised meander.
Inner and outer borders: blue ground with dark brown meander with tiny red flowerheads and white leaves.
There are three bands below and above the borders: each band consists of square of contrasting colours: blue/white, red/green, blue/white.
WARP: white and shades of brown wool, sometimes mixed and sometimes in blocks; Z2S; 17-21 threads per inch (66-84 per dm).
WEFT: dark red and dark brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots of weft after each row of knots, sometimes one of each colour; 8-10 knots per inch (33-45 per dm).
PILE: wool. 10 colours: red, orange, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 68-105 knots per sq. inch (1089-1890 per dm).
SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool.
END FINISH: Lower: missing but a block 11" (28 cm) wide has been added with cotton warp in the centre of the end; this forms a short single-knotted fringe and one row of white and red weft twining. Upper: missing but with evidence of plain weave in narrow bands of dark brown/red/dark brown wool.
DESIGN: Field with very narrow vertical stripes with alternating blue and white ground bearing a pattern of identical floral meanders - a green stem on a white ground and an orange stem on a dark blue ground.
Main border: red ground with very stylised meander.
Inner and outer borders: blue ground with dark brown meander with tiny red flowerheads and white leaves.
There are three bands below and above the borders: each band consists of square of contrasting colours: blue/white, red/green, blue/white.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile |
| Brief description | Carpet of hand-knotted woollen pile, Iran, 19th century |
| Physical description | Carpet of hand-knotted woollen pile on a woollen warp and weft. WARP: white and shades of brown wool, sometimes mixed and sometimes in blocks; Z2S; 17-21 threads per inch (66-84 per dm). WEFT: dark red and dark brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots of weft after each row of knots, sometimes one of each colour; 8-10 knots per inch (33-45 per dm). PILE: wool. 10 colours: red, orange, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, dark brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 68-105 knots per sq. inch (1089-1890 per dm). SIDE FINISH: one cord oversewn with red wool. END FINISH: Lower: missing but a block 11" (28 cm) wide has been added with cotton warp in the centre of the end; this forms a short single-knotted fringe and one row of white and red weft twining. Upper: missing but with evidence of plain weave in narrow bands of dark brown/red/dark brown wool. DESIGN: Field with very narrow vertical stripes with alternating blue and white ground bearing a pattern of identical floral meanders - a green stem on a white ground and an orange stem on a dark blue ground. Main border: red ground with very stylised meander. Inner and outer borders: blue ground with dark brown meander with tiny red flowerheads and white leaves. There are three bands below and above the borders: each band consists of square of contrasting colours: blue/white, red/green, blue/white. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Brigadier W. E. Clark |
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| Accession number | T.72-1969 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2002 |
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