'Chessboard' Carpet
Unknown Artist
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium
Animal hair (warp and pile), wool (weft); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions
Rug: L. 73 1/2 in. (186.7 cm) W. 51 in. (129.5 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1969
Accession Number
69.267