Border of a Luxurious Floor Covering

ca. 1600

Not on view

This U-shaped fragment was once part of the border of a larger textile. The border contains naturalistic renderings of flowers, including roses in crimson, pink, and silver, carnations in orange and yellow, and other flowers in blue and pink, all on a gold ground. The delicacy of the design is achieved through the high number of threads used to translate this design from paper cartoon to finished textile. The silver- and gold-covered threads used copiously throughout the border are a testament to the wealth and taste of the patron.

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Title: Border of a Luxurious Floor Covering
Date: ca. 1600
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Silk, silver and gold wrapped thread; lampas
Dimensions: Textile: L. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm)
W. 63 in. (160 cm)
Mount: H. 37 1/8 in. (94.3 cm)
W. 66 1/8 in. (168 cm)
D. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Brocades
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.44
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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