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Carpet

18th century
Not on view
Sometimes called "Transylvanian" carpets because many examples were found in central European churches of Hungary and Romania, where they were votive gifts, small carpets like this are often depicted in European portraits of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries draped over tables; later carpets such as this one are more infrequently encountered in paintings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Carpet
  • Date: 18th century
  • Geography: Made in Turkey
  • Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
  • Dimensions: H. 63 1/2 in. (161.3 cm)
    W. 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Rugs
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.149.15
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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Ushak Medallion Carpet on White Ground, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Ushak Medallion Carpet on White Ground
first half 17th century
'Transylvanian' Carpet, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
'Transylvanian' Carpet
17th century
'Transylvanian' Carpet, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
'Transylvanian' Carpet
probably 17th century
'Transylvanian' Carpet, Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
'Transylvanian' Carpet
probably 18th century
Prayer Rug with Triple Arch Design, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Prayer Rug with Triple Arch Design
probably late 18th century

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