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The design of this velvet hanging is organized as it would be on a carpet, with a central and corner medallions, guard borders, and a main border. For special occasions, Mughal palaces and pavilions were spread with silk hangings, carpets, and velvets such as this.
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Title: Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design
Date: 1628–58
Geography: Attributed to India
Medium: Silk; cut velvet
Dimensions:
Textile:
L. 84 in. (213.4 cm)
W. 61 in. (154.9 cm)
Mount:
H. 100 3/4 in. (255.9 cm)
W. 70 in. (177.8 cm)
D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Object Number: 41.190.256
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