A SILK AND METAL THREAD 'POLONAISE' CARPET ISFAHAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY The pale mushroom-brown field overlaid with a series of silver and gold thread panels outlined by and enclosing scrolling tendrils issuing palmettes, flowerheads and large serrated leaves, all emanating from a central cusped brilliant blue medallion containing palmettes and serrated leaves, extending at each end into trefoil pendants containing palmettes, in a reciprocal apricot and pale green border containing large palmettes and rosettes divided by and springing from serrated leaf vine between outer lemon-yellow floral meander and inner narrow reciprocal stripes, areas of wear, very slight loss to outer stripe at each end, very small repairs, smalll splits to corners and slight losses to selvage, minute break Approximately 13ft.3in. x 5ft.9in. (403cm. x 175cm.) Warp: clearly depresseed, scarcely undulating, white cotton, Z4S Weft: 3 shoots; 1 and 3 ivory cotton, Z2S, slightly undulating; 2 caramel silk, Z2, strongly undulating Pile: silk, Z2, asymmetrical open to the left, H6.9 x V 5.5/cm. Sides: foundation weft bound flat woven with two additional warp threads, then wrapped with caramel Z2 silk Ends: c. 1cm. binding with silk and metal, additional coloured silk fringes Remarks: brocading
A SILK AND METAL THREAD 'POLONAISE' CARPET ISFAHAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY The pale mushroom-brown field overlaid with a series of silver and gold thread panels outlined by and enclosing scrolling tendrils issuing palmettes, flowerheads and large serrated leaves, all emanating from a central cusped brilliant blue medallion containing palmettes and serrated leaves, extending at each end into trefoil pendants containing palmettes, in a reciprocal apricot and pale green border containing large palmettes and rosettes divided by and springing from serrated leaf vine between outer lemon-yellow floral meander and inner narrow reciprocal stripes, areas of wear, very slight loss to outer stripe at each end, very small repairs, smalll splits to corners and slight losses to selvage, minute break Approximately 13ft.3in. x 5ft.9in. (403cm. x 175cm.) Warp: clearly depresseed, scarcely undulating, white cotton, Z4S Weft: 3 shoots; 1 and 3 ivory cotton, Z2S, slightly undulating; 2 caramel silk, Z2, strongly undulating Pile: silk, Z2, asymmetrical open to the left, H6.9 x V 5.5/cm. Sides: foundation weft bound flat woven with two additional warp threads, then wrapped with caramel Z2 silk Ends: c. 1cm. binding with silk and metal, additional coloured silk fringes Remarks: brocading
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