Carpet
Islamic
c. 1875
Medium
Silk, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"; knotted warp fringe
Dimensions
295 × 209.6 cm (116 1/8 × 82 1/2 in.)
Classification
weaving - carpet
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
9932
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...