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Carpet16th-17th century

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Vertical pile carpet with a brick-red field densely patterned with gold and olive green palmettes, scrolling vines, navy cloud bands, and small starburst flowers, framed by a border of circular medallions

Unknown, Carpet, 16th-17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Carpet
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
16th-17th century
Medium
Wool knotted pile on silk plain-weave foundation
Dimensions
44 1/8 × 64 1/4 in. (112.08 × 163.2 cm) Strainer: 68 1/4 × 48 in. (173.36 × 121.92 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.705
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

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