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It remains one of the most popular carpet patterns and appears with many variations:  radically different effects can be achieved by simply changing the proportion of the  motifs or by using colour to highlight particular parts of it. This is an incredibly fine tapestry-woven carpet, known as a kelim,  with a small-scale pattern with constant colour changing; it will have demanded great skill and concentration from the weavers.","physicalDescription":"Carpet, kelim, slit tapestry in wool, Persian, possibly Kurdistan, Senneh, 19th century\r\nWARP: white wool; Z3S; 20 threads per inch (74 per dm)\r\nWEFT: wool; Z2S; 10 colours: red, yellow, green, light green, very light green, dark blue, pink, brown, black, white; 88-100 threads per inch (average 400 per dm).\r\nSIDE FINISH: incomplete but evidence of returned weft over two sets of  paired warp threads. \r\nEND FINISH: missing but evidence (3 cm) in lower right hand corner of one row of weft twining with red and white wool.\r\nDESIGN: Field: dark blue ground densely covered with a pattern of small multi-coloured botehs with green and red centres and white and brown outer parts. These botehs are smaller in the bottom part of the field.  The shade of green changes in the upper half.  The direction of the botehs alternates in rows. In the centre is a angularly scalloped diamond with a very light green ground; the lower diagonal protrude and the upper diagonals intrude.  There are two pendants, each containing a red rosette.  The diamond contains the Herati pattern plus 8 small 3-legged animals.  The colours are predominantly shades of green and red and pink.  The large curled leaves are fish-like.\r\nMain border: yellow ground with angular meander on a black stem with red/pink and brown and light green blossoms.\r\nInner and outer borders: light green ground with red or brown rosettes alternating with a black X-motif.\r\n\r\nCatalogue date: 18.3.98","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool yarn","id":"x30441"}],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Slit-tapestry in wool; 88-100 weft threads per in (average of 400 per dm)","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Floor coverings","id":"THES48953"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2006AK4759","2017KK4498","2017KK4501","2017KK4512","2017KK4514","2017KK4577"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES325506"},"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":"1800-1899","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1899-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"T.79-1964","id":"O116963"},"association":"Object"}],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"1390","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Top edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"1345","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bottom edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"1860","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"PRoper right","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"1850","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Proper left","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"14","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"30/09/2013","earliest":"2013-09-30","latest":"2013-09-30"},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Weight including roller","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased with 320 and 322 from Mirza Yusuff Khan, 32 Coptic Street, London.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Persian","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Ferrier, R. 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