Blue-ground Carpet Fragment with Scrolling Floral Vines

17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455

This fragment of a carpet bears a variety of flowers on winding stems over a blue ground. Its structure, which is composed of two planes of warp threads, indicates that it was probably produced in the city of Kirman in southeastern Iran. Carpets from this city display a wide range of patterns but are alike in construction. Exported to India during the reign of Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605), Kirman carpets were known to be among the finest produced in Iran during this period.

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Title: Blue-ground Carpet Fragment with Scrolling Floral Vines
Date: 17th century
Geography: Made in Iran, probably Kirman
Medium: Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: L. 54 1/8 in. (137.5 cm)
W. 53 5/8 in. (136.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970
Object Number: 1970.302.5
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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