Rug - 'Rubel'-carpet
Accession Nr.: | 73.190.1 |
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Date of production: |
late 19th century
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Place of production: | Iran (Persian Empire) |
Materials: | cotton yarns; wool |
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Techniques: | Ghiordes (symmetrical or Turkish) knots |
Dimensions: |
length: 177 cm
width: 122 cm
knots: 1560 dm2
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Cotton warp and weft, wool Ghiordes knotting horizontally 39/10 cm, vertically 40/10 cm, approx. 1560 knots/dm2
The carpet presents the picture of the 100 rubel Russian note, in brown on a greyish beige back-ground. The number 100 is orange, while the date 1888 is blue. The greyish beige main stripe of the border is enriched with a brown garland, with blue and orange flowers. This carpet is a curiosity concerning its decoration, and was made for western export.
Literature
- a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 112. (Batári Ferenc)