Dragon Rugs: The Eiland Dragon Carpet

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JBOC attribution Caucasian Rugs - Karabagh rug - Northern Nagorno Karabakh - Chelaberti?

Fragmentary Dragon Rug with Balanced Design and Sunburst Center. Karabagh or Shirvan. Early 18th Century. Dr. Murray L. Eiland, Jr.

Size: L. 3.00 m. (911011) x W. 2.70 m. (8110"),
Warp: Z2S wool in ivory and in a light range of natural shades. Two levels.
Weft: Z2S wool in light natural ranges, dyed light red.
Two shots. No singles noted.
Pile: 2Z wool. Gordes knotted, pile slanting to right. 7 or 81/2 or 8 horiz. x 7 or 6 or 81/2 vert. (49, 51, 68 per sq.in.).
Sides: Remains of red wool selvage on 3 or 2 cords. Inner cord a single, weft attached.
Ends: Cut.
Colors: Ivory; black-brown; light yellow; dull yelloworange; scarlet; medium blue (abrashed light medium); blue-blue-green; dark green; medium violet.
Condition: Entire lower portion lost, with a new run of border added; outer guard stripe at upper end is also new, with some reweaving of this stripe at the sides. Severely worn, with much pile replacement and inpainting.

Charles Grant Ellis, Early Caucasian Rugs. Plate 8

Published: Oriental Rug Co. Newsletter, Berkeley, Vol. IV, No. 1, Jan. 1975. Fig. 8.

Dr. Murray L. Eiland, Jr. described this as a "Fragmentary Dragon Rug with Balanced Design and Sunburst Center. Karabagh or Shirvan. Early 18th Century." I am in general agreement with that discription but based on conversations with Murray I think he might lean more towards Karabagh today. But since Murray is the world's greatest rug scholar I will not speak for him. So let me say I think it is a Karabagh. JBOC

Note: To further a long term research project I am collecting data. When a piece such as this may be of interest to others I have decided to share my notes prior to culmination of the project. As such the attributions are my own unless otherwise stated. Any additions, information, or corrections, would be appreciated.

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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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