The Czartoryski Carpet

Unknown Artist

17th century

The Czartoryski Carpet by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton (warp), silk (weft and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile, brocaded

Dimensions

Rug: H. 191 1/2 in. (486.4 cm) W. 85 5/8 in. (217.5 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Rugs

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by exchange, 1945

Accession Number

45.106

Tags

BirdsCoat of Arms

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