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Place of OriginIndia (Kashmir or Lahore)
DateFirst Half 17th century (Shah Jehan Period, 1627-1658)
DimensionsW: 7 ft., 10 in. (238.8 cm); L: 17 ft., 10 in. (543.6 cm)
Mediumwool weft pile, cotton warps
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LineGift of the Irma N. Straus Foundation
Object number
1960.35
Not on View
DescriptionWool pile carpet with cotton warps in a lattice-and-flower design
Comparative ReferencesSee also Bode, Wilhelm, Antique Rugs from the Near East, New York, 1922, (trans. by R.M. Riefstahl, Ph.D.) p. 36, pl. 54.

cf. Dilley, Arthur Urbane, Oriental Rugs and Carpets, New York and London, pls. XXXII and XXXIII.

cf. Dimand, Maurice S., The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, St. Louis, 1935, pl. IX and pl. XI.

cf. Martin, F.R., The History of Oriental Carpets before 1800, repr. p. 89, fig. 211.

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