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Carpet

1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carpet, reduced in width, hand-knotted woollen pile; Persian, 16th century.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
carpet
Brief description
Middle East, Carpet. Carpet, wool knotted pile, medallion design on red ground with yellow borders, split down the centre and rejoined with central strip missing, Safavid Iran, 1550-1600
Physical description
Carpet, reduced in width, hand-knotted woollen pile; Persian, 16th century.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1670mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1645mm
  • Proper right length: 3555mm
  • Proper left length: 3555mm
  • Weight: 20.5kg
Style
Object history
Purchased from A. Myers & Son, 179 New Bond Street, London.
Collection
Accession number
199-1883

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Record createdAugust 1, 2002
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