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Kirmanshah|kɪmɑːnˈʃɑː, kə-|
Also Kermanshah.
The name of a city in west Iran, used confusedly (freq. attrib.) to designate a carpet made in Kirman, usu. one with white field and flowered medallion and borders. See prec. word.
The confusion with Kirman seems to have arisen because of the similarity of the two names and the great importance of Kirmanshah as a wool-trading town.
1900J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs xi. 188 In design, the best of the Kermanshahs affect the floral treatment. 1904M. B. Langton How to know Oriental Rugs ii. 78 There are a few antiques in this country; but the modern Kirman or Kermanshah rug, made throughout the district, rivals the old. 1931A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets Pl. 20 (caption), Kerman, Southeast Persia (mistakenly called Kermanshah). Ibid. iv. 94 Some fifty years ago, large flower-strewn medallion patterns with graceful pendants and floriated corners were devised and applied to large carpets by weavers working for Tabriz rug-merchants who saw in the fine Kerman workmanship opportunity for commercial enterprise. These rugs and carpets were called Kermanshah, to permanent confusion with the rug-weavings of the city of that name located miles to the west. 1969C. W. Jacobsen Check Points How to buy Oriental Rugs vii. 133 The Kirmanshah was never a correct name for these rugs because they were woven in and around Kirman, while the town of Kirmanshah was 1,000 miles to the west. |