Display Day 2

Question 1

Wheres rug from? Features?

Answer 1

China: Roundels of Fretwork, Swatiska border, Lotus Arabesque, Pearl border

Question 2

What was the primary weave types for Sicilian Silks in the Middle Ages (MA)

Answer 2

Lampas weave: compound weave, twill weave variation for pattern/figure

Question 3

What are the two kinds of flatweaves

Answer 3

Knotted and Pile rugs

Question 4

What century? Why?

Answer 4

Animals intracting, No roundels, Animals still in horizontal rows

Question 5

mixture of floral, curvilinear and geometric motifs

Answer 5

Turkey

Question 6

What factors influenced Value

Answer 6

Age, and origin Persia=$$$

PrimeTime To Calculate Intricate Children

Question 7

What period?

Answer 7

16th CE Florence

Floral motifs, Smaller Ogee/within circular arrangement, Medici herald in the nine circles at center, Linear, Polychromatic/busy design

Question 8

What period and what is on it?

Answer 8

Rome Italy, late 13th century

Byzantine/Islamic Influence, has: Saint with 8 pointed star, roundels, 2 headed eagle, griffins, Mirrored birds

Question 9

What factors influenced quality

Answer 9

Wool and silk quality = Finer wool

No. Of colors 11+ Great, Natural dye=Amazing

Intricacy

Question 10

Voided Velvey with tracery pattern

Answer 10

Ferronerie(Wrought Ironwork)

Question 11

Stylised florals, characters, and other motifs we have previously seen

Answer 11

Chinese

Question 12

What is voided velvet?

Answer 12

Large scale design, typically red and gold, pineapple and pomegranate motifs

Question 13

What here the prevalent motifs of Sicilian Silk in the MA

Answer 13

Mixture of Islamic and Byzantine Designs: Roundels with lions, griffons etc.

Question 14

Why is this considered a transition piece?

Answer 14

Decorated animals

Not within roundels,Horizontal rows

Question 15

Where is rug from? Key Features?

Answer 15

Turkestan

Mirrored diagonal axis

Smaller Scale than Caucasus

Divided into quadrants

Space b/w gul called Nebenguls

Question 16

Where is run from? Key Features

Answer 16

Turkey

Mihrab (prayer niche)

Faces meccca, Floral, Complex designs

Question 17

Angular/Geometric designs

Answer 17

Central Asia/Caucasus

Question 18

Wheres rug from? Key Features

Answer 18

Caucasus: Geometric medallion Angular Motif, Irregularity in selvage

Question 19

What period and what is on it?

Answer 19

Sicily

Roundels, Peacocks, Griffons, Tree of Life, Islamic calligraphy

Question 20

Where is rug from? Key Features

Answer 20

Persian: Floral, Central Medallion, Curvilinear heart motif

Question 21

In the dark ages, textiles were mostly..

Answer 21

Plain woven, wools, linen and leather

Question 22

How did Cosimo de’ Medici gain wealth?

Answer 22

Woool trade

Question 23

naturalistic floral, curvilinear motifs

Answer 23

Persian

Question 24

What influence is this

Answer 24

Islamic 8-pointed star Bird motif