Carpet Fragment

last quarter 16th century

Not on view

Associated with the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria, Mamluk-style carpets figured significantly in Mediterranean commerce and appear in Venetian paintings from the sixteenth century. The style of these carpets is characterized by medallions surrounded by a variety of smaller geometric motifs, forming a kaleidoscopic appearance. The palette is limited to red, blue, green, and yellow tones. Documents first refer to Cairo as a center of carpet weaving in the last quarter of the fifteenth century, and production continued until the mid-sixteenth century, shortly after the 1517 Ottoman conquest of Egypt.

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Title: Carpet Fragment
Date: last quarter 16th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt, Cairo
Medium: Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: H. 77 1/2 in. (196.9 cm)
W. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971
Object Number: 1971.263.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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