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Border fragment of a carpet
Rug
Persian, "Herat group"
Safavid Dynasty
late 16th century
Object Place: Iran (Central or Eastern)
Medium/Technique
Silk warp, silk weft, wool knotted pile, silver-wrapped silk brocading
Dimensions
36 x 123 cm (14 3/16 x 48 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number04.1624
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRichly colored palmettes, brightened with silver brocading, dominate this border fragment of a now-lost carpet, which probably had a crimson field filled with vegetation, birds, and scrolling vines.
Warp, silk; weft, silk; pile, wool; 81 Persian (Sehna) knots to a square centimeter. The ground of the main border is dark green; that of the guard band is light blue and light red. The design of palmettes, leaves, and five-petaled flowers is of deep yellow, golden brown, blue, red, green, white, and silver.
Warp, silk; weft, silk; pile, wool; 81 Persian (Sehna) knots to a square centimeter. The ground of the main border is dark green; that of the guard band is light blue and light red. The design of palmettes, leaves, and five-petaled flowers is of deep yellow, golden brown, blue, red, green, white, and silver.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection