Tapestry Weave Carpet
Tapestry Weave Carpet
Place of OriginPersia (perhaps Yazd)
DateLate 16th or early 17th century
DimensionsH. 86 1/2 in. (219.7 cm); W. 54 in. (137.2 cm).
MediumSilk, enriched with metal threads. Crimson ground.
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LineGift of Saemy Rosenberg
Object number
1958.47
Not on View
Migeon, G., Gazette des Beaux-Arts, v. 29, 1903, pp. 352-368.
Martin, F.R., A History of Oriental Carpets Before 1800, Vienna, 1908, repr. fig. 159 (described as "probably Darabjird").
Pope, Arthur U., A Survey of Persian Art, Oxford, 1939, vol. III, p. 2406, vol. VI, repr. pl. 1266 (says "perhaps made at Yazd").
Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, New Series, vol. 5, no. 3, Autumn 1962, p. 60, repr.
Exhibition HistoryUnion Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, 1903.
Paris, Exposition des Arts Musulmans, pl. 71.
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Early to Late 15th century
mid 18th century
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
about 1330-1350
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