rug;
bed-cover
- Museum number
- Eu1971,01.124
- Description
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A large, rectangular rug or bed-cover. Made of bands of heavily fulled woven goat hair. Made from two equal sized pieces [95 cm wide appox] sewn edge to edge along the selvedge. Alternating natural cream, light brown and dark brown bands, woven on a hemp warp (donor information). One side of the rug has retained the hair staple; on the reverse the hair is felted in. The warp ends are sewn back into the fabric and cut short.
- Production date
- 1875-1899
- Dimensions
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Length: 260 centimetres
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Width: 190 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Text from Eth Doc 1836 (entry 124): Strip of goat's hair rug. It is woven with a hempen base and weft of goat's hair in their natural colours - white, greyish-brown and black. It is woven on a horizontal loom. It consists of two pieces of cloth and is also felted afterwards. As a result of that the fabric is joined at the sides in the form of a sack so that the smooth part remains inside and the tresses remain on the front side to keep in the warmth. It is used for covering the floor or as a bedspread.
End of the C19th.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1971
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of 347 items given by the Bulgarian Committee for Cultural Relations in 1971, together with a full list describing each item, its manufacture and usage, with general account of Bulgarian costume in the different regions (Eth Doc 1836, pp. 21-25); specific information is given under 'Curator's Comment'.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1971,01.124
