When was "Double Flour Bag" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1900.

Is "Double Flour Bag" in the public domain?

Yes, Double Flour Bag is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Double Flour Bag

Q: What medium is "Double Flour Bag"?

Double Flour Bag is Wool (warp, ground weft, sumak weft, and pile) and goat(?) hair (braided loops); sumak extra-weft wrapping, tapestry (kilim) with dovetailing, and border pattern in complementary weft weave (front); symmetrically knotted pile (top and bottom edges); weft-faced plain weave with two areas of pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping with twined and braided loop closures (back).

Unknown Artist

ca. 1900

Medium

Wool (warp, ground weft, sumak weft, and pile) and goat(?) hair (braided loops); sumak extra-weft wrapping, tapestry (kilim) with dovetailing, and border pattern in complementary weft weave (front); symmetrically knotted pile (top and bottom edges); weft-faced plain weave with two areas of pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping with twined and braided loop closures (back)

Dimensions

H. 57 1/2 in. (146.1 cm) W. 43 in. (109.2 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015

Accession Number

2015.490.8

Double Flour Bag

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