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Place of origin: Azerbaijan, Caucasus (made) Date: 18th century (made) Museum number: T.50-1923 Gallery location: In store Physical description 3 fragments a) upper left, b) upper right, c) lower left NB : lined throughout WARP: white wool; Z2S; 18 threads to the inch (74 per dm). WEFT: red wool, Z spun, unplied; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 11 knots per inch (43 per dm). PILE: wool; 11 colours: dark red, red, dark yellow, yellow, dark green, dark blue, blue, light blue, purple, dark brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 warp threads; 99 knots per sq. inch (1591 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: both missing END FINISH: Lower: missing Upper: a) missing, b) missing, losse warp threads, c) missing DESIGN: Field: dark red ground with large, stylised multi-coloured blossoms, palmettes and leaves, some on straight green stems, with large and small rosettes, 2 bird-like figures and flowerheads. In lower right hand corner is a small part of a yellow-edged, dark blue medallion. Main border: dark brown ground with large white rosettes, each separated by a pair of dark yellow and blue complementary segments each with a floral filling. a) Inner border: white ground with stylised meander in yellow, green and purple. Outer border: incomplete. Reciprocal stepped triangles in dark red and yellow. b) Field: a mirror image of a) plus one third of a complete medallion in lower left. Main border: in lower right a red rosette - also in upper border. c) Field: a mirror image of a) but a horned stylised animal in place of the bird. Main border: a red rosette in lower border. Catalogue date: 06.05.97 Museum number: T.50-1923 URL: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153382/carpet/
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