1850-1900
Warp: 2 Z spun S plied undyed ivory and brown wool, sometimes plied together, sometimes alternating, on one level. Weft: 1 Z spun yarn; 2-4 yarns per shot; some eccentric wefting to prevent creasing. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied. Pile color: light red, dark red, yellow, green, blue (heavily abrashed), purple, undyed ivory, corrosive black/brown. Knots: symmetrical. Knots per vertical decimeter: 30-33. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 30. Knots per square decimeter: 900-990. Both selvedges: flat, red wefts over 4 bundles of 2 warps each. Top: approx. 3 cm. tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom: 1 1/2 cm. tapestry weave, stripped.
irregular: 179 x 113 cm (70 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.)
Warps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down.
19th centuryTurkishWool
19th centuryTurkishWarps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun red wool yarn; 2-5 yarns per weft shot, usually 3, with a 2 parallel + 1 format. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, purple, freckled indigo, blue-green abrashed to green, bright yellow, black, white, and apricot. Knots: symmetrical; 34 knots per vertical decimeter; 30 knots per horizontal decimeter; 1020 knots per square decimeter. Right selvedge: 5 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Left selvedge: 6 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Top end: 2.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1-1.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped.
19th centuryTurkishWool warp, weft and pile
19th-20th centuryTurkishWool
19th centuryTurkishWool
19th centuryTurkishWool
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