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The ground is an intriguing and seemingly random combination of dark blue and dark brown; this lightens what might otherwise have been a rather boring design.","physicalDescription":"Carpet, hand knotted woollen pile on woollen warp and weft, Central Asian, 19th century\r\n\r\nWARP: brown and white wool; Z2S; 14 threads per inch (60 per dm).\r\n\r\nWEFT: brown wool; Z2S; 2 shoots after each row of knots; 8 knots per inch (30 per dm).\r\n\r\nPILE: wool; 9 colours: dark red, red, light red, light yellow, green, blue, light blue, dark brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 56 knots per sq. inch (900 per sq. dm).\r\n\r\nSIDE FINISH: missing.\r\n\r\nDESIGN: Field: mottled ground of green, blue, light blue and dark brown with seven bands of 3 large large, stylised flowers (lily-like) edged with white or yellow florets.  Small guls, red circles, botehs and other geometric motifs fill the spaces.\r\nMain border: divided into squares, each containing a floral sprig on which the flowerheads are botehs.\r\n\r\nOuter border: variously-coloured triangles reciprocated in red.\r\nOutermost border: dark brown ground with alternating tiny yellow and white rosttes, each with a red cross and blue centre.\r\n\r\n\r\nDate catalogued: 10.7.96","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool yarn","id":"x30441"}],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"},{"text":"knotting","id":"AAT53635"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Hand knotted woollen pile, on woollen warp and weft; asymmetrical knot, open to the right; 56 knots per sq. in (900 per sq. dm)","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Floor coverings","id":"THES48953"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AK4529","2017KC5035","2017KC5044","2017KC5045","2017KC5055","2017KC5066","2017KC5070","2017KC5085"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES325565"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Carpet","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Asia","id":"x29328"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"central"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1899","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1899-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"237.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"156","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"153.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"minimum","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"17","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"30/09/2013","earliest":"2013-09-30","latest":"2013-09-30"},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Weight including roller","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Turcoman","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Mentioned in \"Turkoman Rugs in the V & A\", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King).  Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 303, 312, 315\r\n\r\ncf: Schurmann (1969) ill. 51, \"Ersari-Ilan-Beshir, middle of 19th century... Ground colour changes from brown to dark blue and pale blue:\r\n\r\nThompson (1983) Page 76, \"Ersari tribe.  Russian Turkestan, nineteenth century\".\r\nTzareva (19084) ill. 104  \"Ersari (Bashir) torba\".\r\n\r\nPurchased for £15.  Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington \r\n \"Rug, Turcoman (Beshire)\" (sic).  \"This Turcoman carpet... has a pattern of vermiculations chiefly in red and blue.  The design is a known but somewhat rare one (illustrated in \"Hand-woven carpets\". plate 189) and the colouring is good.  At the price quoted it would be a desirable acquisition.\"  CECT to AFK","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Stylized flowers","id":"x30131"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.51-1924"],"accessionNumberNum":"51","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1924,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-09-02","recordCreationDate":"2002-09-02","availableToBook":true}}