{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O153346"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153346/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AU4961/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AU4961/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2006AU4961","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O153346/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O153346","accessionNumber":"CIRC.376-1923","objectType":"Carpet","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"","physicalDescription":"carpet fragment:\r\n\r\nWARP: wool; light brown and cream, sometimes plied together; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (67 per dm).\r\n\r\nWEFT: light red wool; Z2S; 2 parallel threads per shoot and 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (31 per dm).\r\n\r\nPILE: wool; 7 colours: red, light red, yellow, blue, purple,brown, white; symmetrical knot tied around 2 threads; 64 per sq. inch )1038 per sq. dm).\r\n\r\nSIDE FINISH: Left: cut.  Right: missing.\r\n\r\nEND FINISH: missing\r\n\r\nDESIGN: Field: blue ground with stylised palmettes and stylised, elongated, ragged leaves.\r\n\r\nMain border (right side only): white ground with stylised floral meander with red buds.\r\n\r\nInner and Outer borders (right side only): red ground with elongated blue and brown 'S' motifs.\r\n\r\nCatalogue date: 26.7.94","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool","id":"x40131"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2006AU4961"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"008","id":"THES312069"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Carpet fragment","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Caucasus","id":"x35141"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"18th century","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1800-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"68","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"60","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"minimum","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"103","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"97.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"minimum","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"The Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., South Kensington, Purchased for £4.\r\n\r\n\"Fragment of Armenian carpet, 17th century\".  One of \"six fragments of carpet (that) have been obtained, it is understood, from Smyrna refugees.  They represent types of older carpets which are now becoming rather expensive.... a very good opportunity is offered of securing good pieces at a nominal price.\"  A F Kendrick to the Director.\r\nMentioned and illustrated in \"Caucasian Rugs in the V & A\", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King).  Hali 1980, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 96, 98, 114\r\nYetkin (1978) Vol. 1. illus. 46.  \"Floral Carpet, 18th century\" also illus. 45 and 49.  NB: illus. 30, 34, 28 for 'S' motif border.  NB. illus. 46 for structure.","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["CIRC.376-1923"],"accessionNumberNum":"376","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1923,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-09","recordCreationDate":"2008-04-24","availableToBook":true}}