Carpet
1500-1550 (made)
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Carpet fragment decorated with lions enclosed in half palmettes, the border with winged dragons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woollen pile on woollen warps and wefts |
| Brief description | Carpet, 1500-1550, Spanish. Woollen pile decorated with lions and winged dragons. |
| Physical description | Carpet fragment decorated with lions enclosed in half palmettes, the border with winged dragons. |
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| Object history | Mudéjar carpets are some of the earliest to have survived from Spain. They were sought after by Iberian Christians and used to decorate palaces and churches. While here a Mudéjar design occupies the large central field, in the form of lions and palmettes, the border of winged dragons shows the new influence of Renaissance inspired motifs. This allows such carpets to be dated to the first half of the sixteenth century. (M. Rosser-Owen, 2010). |
| Production | Letur or Alcaraz |
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| Bibliographic reference | M. Rosser-Owen. Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010)
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| Accession number | 39-1896 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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