Object Number 1959.0914

Object Name

Rug

Category

Textiles (Floorcovering)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Persia, Khorasan, Asia

Origin Notes

These carpets have only recently been identified as being made in Khorasan - see notes in Description field.

Date

1600-1700

Materials

Wool; Cotton

Dimensions (inches)

174.75 (L) , 76.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

443.87 (L) , 194.31 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

• Per Registration file card: F. R. Martin, A History of Oriental Carpets Before 1800, Vienna, Printing Office of the Imperial Royall Austrian Court and State in Vienna, 1908, plate 6.
[Article] Ellis, Charles Grant. 1972 The Portugese carpets of Gujarat., in Ettinghausen, Richard. 1972. Islamic art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 24.
• Published: fig. 9.