Carpet Fragment
Unknown Artist
14th–15th century
Medium
Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions
Textile: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2cm) Mount: H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Nelly, Violet and Elie Abemayor, in memory of Michel Abemayor, 1978
Accession Number
1978.546.54
Art Historical Context
This exquisite carpet fragment, dating to the 14th–15th century, offers a glimpse into the masterful textile traditions of the Islamic world. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Islamic Art, this wool piece—measuring about 22 by 11½ inches—was generously gifted by the Abemayor family in1978. Surviving fragments like this are rare treasures, as many opulent carpets from this era were used until they frayed, reflecting their everyday role in homes, mosques, and palaces across regions like Anatolia, Persia, and beyond. Crafted with a symmetrically knotted pile technique—a hallmark of I...