Vase Carpet

Unknown Artist

late 16th–early 17th century

Vase Carpet by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cotton (warp and weft), silk (weft), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

Dimensions

Rug: L. 325 in. (825.5 cm) W. 114 in. (289.6 cm) Tube: W. 143 1/2 in. (364.5 cm) Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Rugs

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1943

Accession Number

43.121.2

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