Textile ArtsPersian19th century

Saruk Rug

19th century

Description

Antique Saruk rug. The pattern of the field is a lattice of geometric rosettes and leaves on a dark-blue ground; red ground floral border and multiple guard stripes.

Classification

Textile Arts

Culture

Persian

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

199.2 x 129.3 cm (78 7/16 x 50 7/8 in.)

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Warps: 3 Z spun S plied undyed white wool, some slightly darker; alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: 1 ply Z spun undyed buff, or dyed red (Qashqai); 2 or 3 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool. Pile colors: dark indigo blue, blue green, medium blue, yellow, yellow green, white, dark brown/black. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 48. Both selvedges: rewrapped. Top end: approz 1 cm. blue and white double cloth float weaved followed by double line countered soumak in red and white. Bottom end: stripped.

19th centuryPersian