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Pashmina Carpet Fragment

first half 17th century
Not on view
This carpet fragment and the others in the group come from a well-known carpet of which the main part is in the Frick Collection, New York. The rich red of the ground would have been achieved with the expensive insect dye called lac, probably combined with the madder plant.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pashmina Carpet Fragment
  • Date: first half 17th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Northern India
  • Medium: Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
    W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
    Mount: L. 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm)
    W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
    D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Rugs
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
  • Object Number: 08.109.20
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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