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Saddle-rug: T.19-1942

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Similar structure to T.18-1942.
Cruciform shape. Wool warp. Red wool weft. Wool pile. Assymetric knot. Some fringed and some oversewn edges.
Light blue ground with repeat pattern of geometric motifs in diagonal and alternating lines, one small figurative(?) motif. Inner border of small lozenges; main border of repeat diagonal stripes.
Originally attached by "strings" to T.18-1942.

Legal notes

Given by Major R.G. and Colonel T.G. Gayer-Anderson

Measurements and weight

Length: 32.75 in
Width: 24.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-09-30) by Gayer-Anderson, R.G. Major and Gayer-Anderson, T.G. Colonel

Dating

20th Century, Early
1900 - 1925

Note

Qashqai tribe

School or Style

Persian

Components of the work

Pile composed of wool
Warp composed of wool
Weft composed of wool

Techniques used in production

Woven

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.19-1942
Primary reference Number: 186200
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 January 2012 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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