The 'Nigde' Carpet

Unknown Artist

18th century

The 'Nigde' Carpet by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile

Dimensions

Rug: H. 298 in. (755.7 cm) W. 121 1/2 in. (308.6 cm) Tube: H. 128 in. (325.1 cm) W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Rugs

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1956

Accession Number

56.217

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