Lot Essay
For a discussion of these rugs, please see the note to lot 138. The present example would appear to be somewhat later in date than the other two in the collection.
Details
AN ALPUJARRA LOOP PILED PEASANT RUG
SOUTH SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
The flatwoven ground with a blue hooked lozenge lattice enclosing panels with central red stellar flowerheads, in a flatwoven border of loop piled red, yellow and blue stellar flowerheads between polychrome barber-pole and red chevron stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, woven in three strips, very slight loss of pile in centre Approximately 7ft.8in. x 6ft.3in. (234cm. x 191cm.)
Warp: ivory flax, Z1, in areas of design strongly undulating
Weft: 2 shoots ivory flax, Z2, slightly undulating
Design wefts: looped wool, Z4, H1.8 x V2.0/cm.
Sides: formed of uncut main and design wefts
Ends: plainweave
SOUTH SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
The flatwoven ground with a blue hooked lozenge lattice enclosing panels with central red stellar flowerheads, in a flatwoven border of loop piled red, yellow and blue stellar flowerheads between polychrome barber-pole and red chevron stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, woven in three strips, very slight loss of pile in centre Approximately 7ft.8in. x 6ft.3in. (234cm. x 191cm.)
Warp: ivory flax, Z1, in areas of design strongly undulating
Weft: 2 shoots ivory flax, Z2, slightly undulating
Design wefts: looped wool, Z4, H1.8 x V2.0/cm.
Sides: formed of uncut main and design wefts
Ends: plainweave
Provenance
Acquired 9 August 1937 as an "Alpoubra Teppich"
Literature
Alte Teppiche des 16.-18.Jahrhunderts der Firma L.Bernheimer, Munich, 1959, pl.125.