Just in case anybody would like to do a jigsaw of the Ardabil Carpet:
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The story of how it ended up in the V&A has been discussed by Moya Carey in her book & #39;Persian Art& #39;. It was bought by the museum from the art import firm Vincent J. Robinson & Co in 1893. Robinson had bought it from Ziegler& #39;s, who had bought it from the Ardabil shrine in 1888.
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