Side by side
| Tabriz carpet | Sermeh-duzi | |
|---|---|---|
| Persian name | قالی تبریز | سرمهدوزی |
| Category | Textiles · City carpet | Textiles · Metal-thread embroidery |
| Materials | wool, silk, cotton, natural-dyes | metal-thread, silk, cotton |
| Techniques | knotted-pile-weaving | metal-thread-couching |
| Regions | tabriz | isfahan, kerman |
| Periods | ilkhanid, safavid, qajar, contemporary | qajar, pahlavi, contemporary |
| Motifs | shah-abbasi, herati, eslimi-arabesque | eslimi-arabesque, boteh, shah-abbasi |
| Current vitality | Living tradition | At risk |
What they share
- Materials: silk, cotton
- Motifs: shah-abbasi, eslimi-arabesque
- Periods: qajar, contemporary
How to tell them apart
- Materials such as wool, natural-dyes point towards Tabriz carpet.
- Materials such as metal-thread point towards Sermeh-duzi.
- Tabriz carpet typically involves knotted-pile-weaving.
- Sermeh-duzi typically involves metal-thread-couching.
- The stated place of making is a useful clue, but never proof on its own.
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Disclaimer
This comparison is educational and built from entries still under review. It cannot confirm what a particular object is.