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Asymmetrical, open to the left, (occasionally jufti knotting as others).  Tied round 2 warp threads.   \r\nWARP: cotton, white, Z4S; depressed, density 24-26 per inch (92-100 dm)\r\nWEFT: white cotton and off white and brown wool.  Cotton Z4S; Wool Z spun unplied, 2 parallel, sinous , 1 shoot after each row of knots, cotton alternating with wool.  12 rows to inch,(50 dm)\r\nWIDE FINISH: 1 cord oversewn with purple wool\r\nEND FINISH: lower: missing\r\nUpper: incomplete - cut; in places 2 cm warp fringe, some evidence of plain weave in light brown wool.","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2017JR5759","2011EV3859","2013GD0112"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES325431"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Carpet","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Iran","id":"x30220"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1875-1900","earliest":"1875-01-01","latest":"1900-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"P. 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They will however be very useful to us.  The demand for rugs to show with furniture is a steady one.  We have lent several rugs to the National Trust (Montacute) and to Aston Hall.  Such bodies find it extremely difficult to get rugs and they are only rarely given or bequeathed.  I therefore strongly recommend our accepting these eight carpets and three saddlebags.\"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Middle East, Textile, Carpet; Carpet, wool knotted pile on cotton and wool foundation, design of botehs (paisleys) packed among lotus plants on dark blue ground, possibly Niriz, Iran 1875-1900","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.70-1948"],"accessionNumberNum":"70","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1948,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-09","recordCreationDate":"2008-03-13","availableToBook":true}}