Carpet with Repeating Medallion Pattern on Red Background
The design of this carpet presents a repeat pattern of octagonal medallions inscribed by a geometric star motif. This type of composition, which has been favored by Turkish carpet weavers since the fifteenth century, derives from the layout of "Holbein" carpets, named after a depiction of a similar work in a famous portrait by the sixteenth–century German painter Hans Holbein the Younger. The bolt geometric design and the contrasting color palette renders this carpet visually impactful.
Artwork Details
- Title: Carpet with Repeating Medallion Pattern on Red Background
- Date: probably late 18th–early 19th century
- Geography: Attributed to Turkey
- Medium: Wool; (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions: H. 87 15/16 in. (223.4 cm)
W. 72 in. (182.88 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line: Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.263.9
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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ca. 1600
16th–17th century
first half 17th century
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