Animal carpet, 14th century
Probably Turkey
Pile weave, wool pile on wool foundation, 85 symmetrical knots per square inch; W. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm), L. 60 1/4 in. (153 cm)
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, Louis V. Bell Fund and Fletcher, Pfeiffer and Rogers Funds, 1990 (1990.61)
Technical Glossary
Probably Turkey
Pile weave, wool pile on wool foundation, 85 symmetrical knots per square inch; W. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm), L. 60 1/4 in. (153 cm)
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, Louis V. Bell Fund and Fletcher, Pfeiffer and Rogers Funds, 1990 (1990.61)
The unusual and striking field pattern of rows of animals within animals appears also in a rug depicted in a Sienese painting of about 1410, The Marriage of the Virgin in the National Gallery, London. The pattern of the painted version, partially obscured by standing figures, is only now, with the recent appearance of this and two similar rugs, fully comprehensible. The field design derives from medieval textiles patterned with single or paired animals in compartments.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
Object
- • Carpet
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Animal
- • Animal, Hoofed
Technical Glossary
- • Pile weave
- • wool
