JBOC's  Notes on Oriental Rugs

Shirvan Rug with structure

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Shirvan (?)Rug

I add a question mark because I anm unsure of the attribution. The guard borders are seen in Shirvan (as well as Dagestan and Baku). The cotton wefts and the two cord cotton selvage suggest Shirvan. The field looks more Armenian to me so I will call it Shirvan(?) until I figure it out.

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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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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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