{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O67133"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67133/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AK5885/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AK5885/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2006AK5885","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2011EV3285","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2009CP4919","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2012FJ1062","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2018KV2489","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0936","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0938","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0939","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0940","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0942","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0944","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2019LL0953","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O67133/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O67133","accessionNumber":"366-1878","objectType":"Carpet","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"Soumak is a form of weft-wrapping: the weft thread goes forwards in front of a group of warp threads and then backwards behind a smaller group. Almost all soumak carpet have balanced designs in which every part is in proportion to the others.  The main elements of many Caucasian carpets, such as the medallions and octagons in this, seem to have been drawn or charted for the weavers to follow, but the dozens of tiny motifs which are scattered across the field were added by the weavers.","physicalDescription":"Carpet, countered soumak in wool, flatweave, Caucasian, mid-19th century\r\n\r\nWARP: wool, mainly white with two areas of white and brown plied together; Z2S; 16 threads per inch (62 per dm).\r\n\r\nWEFT: Foundation: white wool; Z2S; 1 shoot after each row of soumak; 14 shoots per inch (50 per dm).  Soumak: wool; Z2S; 12 colours: red, light red, yellow, light yellow, green, dark blue, blue, light blue, dark brown, brown, black, white; soumak thread over 4 warp threads and back under 2.\r\n\r\nSIDE FINISH: returned weft.\r\n\r\nEND FINISH: Lower: 6 rows of knots followed by loose warp threads, maximum length is 8\" (20 cms) including knots.  Upper: as above.\r\n\r\nDESIGN: Field: red ground with seven bands of three palmettes with the white forming one diagonal and with the yellow alternating with the green forming the next.  The white palmettes enclose a dark blue device and the yellow and green share a light red and blue device.  Small geometric motifs and larger, tree-like ones are scattered across the field.\r\nMain border: yellow ground containing variously coloured octagons with a central cross within two hooked frames.\r\nInner and outer borders: have ground colours varying from blue to dark blue and from brown to black.  Both lower borders and the lower sides have small, variously coloured rosettes.  Along the middle and upper sides the rosettes are within adjacent, small blue octagons.\r\nOutermost border: reciprocal 'running dog' pattern in dark brown and red, outlined in yellow.\r\n\r\nDate catalogued: 7.5.97","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool yarn","id":"x30441"}],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Countered soumak in wool; 14 shoots of foundation weft per in (50 per dm)","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Floor coverings","id":"THES48953"}],"styles":[{"text":"Caucasian","id":"AAT244536"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2006AK5885","2011EV3285","2009CP4919","2012FJ1062","2018KV2489","2019LL0936","2019LL0938","2019LL0939","2019LL0940","2019LL0942","2019LL0944","2019LL0953"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"007","id":"THES325775"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Carpet","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Dagestan","id":"x34779"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"possibly"},{"place":{"text":"Azerbaijan","id":"x30028"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"possibly"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1840-1875","earliest":"1840-01-01","latest":"1875-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"920","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Top edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"920","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Bottom edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"1400","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Proper right","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"1430","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Proper left","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"2155","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"15/02/2019","earliest":"2019-02-15","latest":"2019-02-15"},"part":"Top edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"2090","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"15/02/2019","earliest":"2019-02-15","latest":"2019-02-15"},"part":"Bottom edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"2800","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"15/02/2019","earliest":"2019-02-15","latest":"2019-02-15"},"part":"Proper right","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"2840","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"15/02/2019","earliest":"2019-02-15","latest":"2019-02-15"},"part":"Proper left","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"24.5","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"15/02/2019","earliest":"2019-02-15","latest":"2019-02-15"},"part":"Weighed on roller","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"soumak, 1800s, Caucasian; Daghestan","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"stylized flowers","id":"x30131"},{"text":"geometric patterns","id":"AAT165213"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["366-1878"],"accessionNumberNum":"366","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1878,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2002-08-22","availableToBook":true}}