Carpet
1450-1500 (made)
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Carpet fragment decorated with a network of octagons containing simple geometric patterns, birds, plants and flowers
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woollen pile on woollen warps and wefts |
| Brief description | Carpet fragment, 1450-1500, Spain; Letur or Alcaraz |
| Physical description | Carpet fragment decorated with a network of octagons containing simple geometric patterns, birds, plants and flowers |
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| Credit line | Given by Lionel Harris |
| Object history | Islamic style carpets are some of the earliest to survive from Spain. The towns in which they were produced - Letur and Alcaraz, in the region of Murcia - are located in the Levantine zone which first flourished under the Almoravids. They were highly sought after by Iberia's Christians and used to decorate palaces and churches. Some were woven with the patron's coats of arms, an aesthetic idea that relates to contemporary designs on lustre ceramics. (M. Rosser-Owen, 2010). |
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| Bibliographic reference | M. Rosser-Owen. Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010)
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| Accession number | T.87-1918 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2004 |
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