FDA-A.379-2013
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.379-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Persian Kirman Carpet
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Carpet, mainly in pink tones, multi-coloured repeating floral design across main field, bordered by a repeating floral design within guard strips
Comments
This is a hand knotted Persian carpet, made in Iran.
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 4300mm
width (actual size): 3170mm
width (actual size): 3170mm
Materials & techniques note
Wool pile on cotton wrap and weft foundation threads; hand knotted
Physical description
Multi-coloured repeating floral design across main field, bordered by a repeating floral design within guard strips
Production
Note
Handmade
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: This may be the carpet described as 'a large Kerman rug' in correspondence relating to the Chitty bequest of 1997
