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The silk goes through the closed shed and is plied.\r\n\r\nPile:  silk:  13 colours (some fading and it is not clear exactly how many colours): red, dark yellow, yellow, dark green, green, light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, (possibly) pink, light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 192 knots per sq. inch (3000 per sq. dm),\r\n\r\nSide finish:  one cord overcast with red (faded) silk\r\n\r\nEnd finish:  Lower: twisted warp loops form a fringe 15 cms. long; Upper: as lower, 8 cms.\r\n\r\nDesign:  Field: faded red ground with blossoms on two sets of spiralling stems - thick light blue spirals and thin dark green stems both with blossoms and leaves; symmetrically spaced along a central vertical and horizontal exis.\r\n\r\nMain border: green ground with large palmette blossoms encircled by stem-like arabesques and blue split leaves.\r\n\r\nInner border: simple reciprocal-like yellow hear-shaped motifs and blue crosses.\r\n\r\nOuter border: floral meander with half flowers in blue, pink and green.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"}],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"weaving, cotton and silk","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[{"text":"Safavid","id":"AAT21712"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2017KC7654","2017KC7656","2017KC7644","2017KC7657","2017KC7648","2012FM7901","2018KY7236"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES325538"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Carpet","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Isfahan","id":"x28926"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":"probably"},{"place":{"text":"Kashan","id":"x30242"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":"possibly"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1600-1650","earliest":"1600-01-01","latest":"1650-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Weight","value":"15","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"30/09/2013","earliest":"2013-09-30","latest":"2013-09-30"},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"1420","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"25/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-25","latest":"2017-08-25"},"part":"Top edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"1440","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"25/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-25","latest":"2017-08-25"},"part":"Bottom edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"2260","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"25/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-25","latest":"2017-08-25"},"part":"Proper right edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"2280","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"25/08/2017","earliest":"2017-08-25","latest":"2017-08-25"},"part":"Proper left edge","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Weight including roller","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased from Durlacher Bros, 142 New Bond Street, London. \"We are sending you tomorrow on approbation, by instructions received from Sir Samuel Montagu a Perso-Polonese Rug, which Mr Purdon Clarke saw at Sir Samuel's house. The rug cost us 60 guineas at Christie's, and we send it to you at 10% profit.\" The Museum's Director Caspar Purdon Clarke added: \"This type of design is not represented in our collection, and as these carpets are rarely met with I consider it desirable to acquire one for the Museum.\" (7-11 March 1899, V&A Archives).\r\nDurlacher Bros had purchased this carpet from the estate of Alfred Morrison, and in the Christie's sale catalogue, it may be identified as lot 133: \"A Silk Carpet, with crimson centre, pale blue border, with interlaced arabesque folirage in the centre in brilliant colours - from Herat, 16th century\".","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, silk knotted pile on cotton warp and silk and cotton weft, 'Polonaise' or 'Shah `Abbas' design, probably Isfahan or Kashan, Iran, 1600-1650","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Christie, Manson and Woods, <i>The Collection of a Portion of the Celebrated Collection of Indian, Persian, Turkish and Other Oriental Embroideries, Brocades, Prayer-Carpets and Rugs, and other Oriental Fabrics, of the late Alfred Morrison, Esq.</i> (1 December 1898): lot 133."}],"production":"Polonaise design - but no metal thread","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["227-1899"],"accessionNumberNum":"227","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1899,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-08-22","recordCreationDate":"2005-08-25","availableToBook":true}}