'Chessboard' Carpet

Unknown Artist

late 16th–early 17th century

'Chessboard' Carpet by Unknown Artist

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

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