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Carpet: MAR.T.5-1912

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Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 77.5 in
Width: 55 in

Place(s) associated

  • Sehna ⪼ Persia

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Note

This type of rug, with its very granular back, has traditionally been attributed to the Kurds of the Sanandaj, or Sehna, area.

School or Style

Persian

Components of the work

Pile composed of wool ( 4 mm. height, 2 ply)
Weft composed of cotton ( ivory cotton, Z3S, 1 shoot)
Warp composed of cotton ( ivory cotton, Z3S, alternately depressed)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.5-1912
Primary reference Number: 185843

Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 November 2011 Updated: Wednesday 20 September 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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