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carpet

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  • Description

    carpet, silk, cream voided field (untufted), design of vase or turban with twisted vines and palmettes, wide primary border of palmettes and vines with four narrow borders flanking each side, yellow fringe colours generally pink, blue and olive, weave - silk warp, weft and pile, Sehua knot 19 x 20 = 380 knots per square inch, lightly corded edges, silk fringes, flower spray flanked by cypresses, peacocks, urns, vases etc, wide primary border of palmettes, leaves etc flanked by five narrow borders, fringe, colours are pink and blue on green field, weave - silk warp, weft and pile, Sehua knot 19 x 19 = 361 knots per square inch, corded edge, tight pile.

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  • Other Id

    T913 (textile)

  • Department

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