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Carpet

Carpet

  • Place of origin:

    Turkey (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1670-1699 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Hand-knotted woollen pile

  • Museum number:

    1-1888

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Although this 16th century Ottoman Court Carpet may look complete, a close examination of it will reveal at least six large pieces which have been seamed together. There is an almost identical square carpet in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and fragments in Washington, Cairo, Stockholm and in the V&A (336 and 337-1892). Altogether there are 21 related pieces scattered across several collections. Originally these would have formed a pair of large carpets decorated with a repeating pattern of oval medallions.

Physical description

Carpet with large ogival medallion at the centre and quarter medallions at the corners, in blue against a crimson ground of floral decoration.

Place of Origin

Turkey (made)

Date

ca. 1670-1699 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Hand-knotted woollen pile

Dimensions

Length: 212.0 cm, Width: 200.6 cm

Descriptive line

Carpet with large ogival medallion at the centre and quarter medallions at the corners, in blue against a crimson ground of floral decoration. Turkey, 1670-1699.

Labels and date

Although this 16th century Ottoman Court Carpet may look complete, a close examination of it will reveal at least six large pieces which have been seamed together. There is an almost identical square carpet in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and fragments in Washington, Cairo, Stockholm and in the V&A (336 and 337-1892). Altogether there are 21 related pieces scattered across several collections. Originally these would have formed a pair of large carpets decorated with a repeating pattern of oval medallions. [1997-17/11/2003]

Materials

Wool

Techniques

Weaving; Knotting

Categories

Islam; Textiles; Floor coverings

Collection code

MES

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