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Carpet


Flatweave or soumak “dragon design” carpet


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Carpet
Materials and techniques
wool, woven
Wool
Weaving
Brief description
Caucasian flatweave carpet
Physical description
Flatweave or soumak “dragon design” carpet
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2589mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2751mm
  • Proper right length: 3102mm
  • Proper left length: 3124mm
  • Weighed on roller weight: 24.5kg
Credit line
Transferred from the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London (2016)
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
ME.1-2016

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1322315/carpet/
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