Carpet with Triple-Arch Design

Unknown Artist

ca. 1575–90

Carpet with Triple-Arch Design by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), cotton (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

Dimensions

Rug: L. 68 in. (172.7 cm) W. 50 in. (127 cm) Mount: L. 71 in. (180.3 cm) W. 53 3/4 in. (136.5 cm) D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) Wt. 120 lbs. (54.4 kg)

Classification

Textiles-Rugs

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922

Accession Number

22.100.51

Tags

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