When was "Double Flour Bag" created?

This artwork was created last quarter 19th century.

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, sumak weft, and pile), cotton (ground weft), and goat(?) hair (braided loops); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping (front); symmetrically knotted pile (top and bottom edges); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping and twined and braided loop closures (back).

Unknown Artist

last quarter 19th century

Medium

Wool (warp, sumak weft, and pile), cotton (ground weft), and goat(?) hair (braided loops); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping (front); symmetrically knotted pile (top and bottom edges); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in sumak extra-weft wrapping and twined and braided loop closures (back)

Dimensions

H. 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm) W. 56 in. (142.2 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

2015.490.13

Double Flour Bag

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