| Antique Shirvan Size:
4 foot 1 inch by 6 foot 2 inch.
Structure: Symmetrical knot. 10 knots
per horizontal inch and 11 knots per vertical
inch. 110 per square inch (1705 per square
decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply tan wool.
Weft: 2 shots old ivory cotton.
Pile: 2 wool singles.
Ends: 1/2 inch plain weave and heavy crossed
wefts with 1/4 inch warp fringe.
Selvages: 2 cord interlaced old ivory cotton.
Handle: Light, soft, pliable.
Further Notes: Antique, well apreciated, some
loss of color, various repairs made, not well
done, cuts and patches sewn into the rug,
incomplete inner border and inner guard border,
does not lay flat.
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