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"Music"

ca. 1685–97
Not on view
This carpet, representing Music, belongs to a series of ninety-three originally intended for (but never used in) the Grande Galerie of the Louvre (then a palace). Instead, individual examples from the series were distributed as diplomatic gifts. Louis XIV sent a version of this design to the Siamese king in 1685.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Music"
  • Manufactory: Savonnerie Manufactory (Manufactory, established 1626; Manufacture Royale, established 1663)
  • Date: ca. 1685–97
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Wool (Ghiordes knot, 90 knots per square in.)
  • Dimensions: confirmed: 29 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 16 ft. 1 in., 213 lb. (903 × 490.2 cm, 96.6 kg)
    confimed, wt of carpet on tube: 259 lb. (117.5 kg)
  • Classification: Textiles-Rugs
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.118
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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