'Polonaise' Carpet
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Cotton (warp and weft), silk (weft and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile, brocaded
Dimensions
Rug: L. 158 in. (401.3 cm) W. 70 in. (177.8 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1950
Accession Number
50.190.4