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Collections

A Courtier with a Wine Cupcirca 1570

Not on view
Fragmentary hand-knotted carpet with a central standing figure in turban and layered robes, surrounded by floral borders in crimson, teal, and gold; significant areas of loss and a large diagonal tear

Unknown, A Courtier with a Wine Cup, circa 1570, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
A Courtier with a Wine Cup
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 1570
Medium
Silk twill with supplementary weft patterning bound in satin (lampas)
Dimensions
77 x 47 3/4 in. (195.58 x 121.29 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.702
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Riboud, Krishna, ed. Samit and Lampas: Indian Motifs. Ahmedabad, India: Calico Museum, 1998.
  • Crill, Rosemary, ed. The Fabric of India. London: V & A Publishing, 2015.