Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
Unknown Artist
ca. 1650
Medium
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions
L. 163 3/4 in. (415.9 cm) W. 66 in. (167.6 cm) Diam. of tube 10 in. (25.4 cm) Wt. with tube: 60 lbs. (27.2 kg)
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number
14.40.725
Tags
FlowersVines