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Carpet

Carpet

Textile ArtsTurkish19th century

Carpet

19th century

Description

Gordes with a Persian-esque design. The main borders are surround by stripes; the main border has a pale blue field with sprays of carnations and tulips, the inner border has ascending floral palmettes. Has both inferior and superior panels of typical Gordes design. The dark blue niche is framed with individual carnations

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Woven with pile

Medium

Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed ivory wool on 2 distinct levels. Wefts: 1 Z spun wool in red, white and ornage; 2 yarns per shoot; pronounced lazy lines. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied woo. Pile colors: dark red (abrashed), pale orange, pale red (shifting from orange-ish to purplish), yellow-beige, very pale green, light grey, blue grey, dark blue, white undyed wool, dark black-brown, and white cotton which has turned a sort of ecru color. Knots: symmetrical. Woven upside down. 70 knots per vertical decimeter. 45 knots per horizontal decimeter. Both selvedges: replaced. Top end: 1 cm. green and red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1 1/2 cm. green tapestry weave in 1/2 cm green and red stripes, stripped. Woven upside down.

Culture

Turkish

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

167 x 129 cm (65 3/4 x 50 13/16 in.)

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