Polonaise technique

Object Name:
Carpet
Date:
17th century
Geography:
Iran, probably Isfahan
Medium:
Cotton (warp), silk (weft and pile), metal-wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile, brocaded
Dimensions:
Rug: L. 113 in. (287 cm) W. 57 1/2 in. (146.1 cm)
Classification:
Textiles
Credit Line:
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Horace Havemeyer, 1956
Accession Number:
56.185.4
140008662:3

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