'Polonaise' Carpet

Unknown Artist

17th century

'Polonaise' Carpet by Unknown Artist

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

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