/internal/media/dispatcher/965115/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPictorial carpetabout 1590–1600243 x 155 cm (95 11/16 x 61 in.)Cotton warp and weft with wool knotted pileGift of Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, in the name of Frederick L. Ames93.14800Warp, white cotton; weft pinkish brown cotton(?) apparently two threads between each row of knots. One hundred Persian (Sehna) knots to a square centimeter; pile, wool. The ground of the main field is of dark red. The design main field is dark red. The design of houses, men, real and imaginary, birds, and animals is of light tan, dark blue, greens, yellow, white and red. The ground of the main border is light neutral tan, on this is a design of palmettes filled with masks and separated filled with masks and separated by flowers and Chinese looking birds. The inner guard band has a floral design; the outer one has a reciprocal design.Textiles155.00000000007148701