"Holbein" Rug
Artist/maker unknown, Turkish
Geography:
Made in central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
Date:
17th - 18th centuryMedium:
WoolDimensions:
5 feet 7 inches x 3 feet 7 3/4 inches (170.2 x 111.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
1955-65-5Credit Line:
The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Made in central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
Date:
17th - 18th centuryMedium:
WoolDimensions:
5 feet 7 inches x 3 feet 7 3/4 inches (170.2 x 111.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:1955-65-5Credit Line:
The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Label:
The characteristic delicate, lacy pattern of this rug is named for the Netherlandish painter Hans Holbein the Younger, who reproduced it in paintings between 1527 and 1543. Though still in common use today, the term “Holbein” rug is misleading because it was not used by Turkish weavers and this type of carpet was first depicted by European painters long before Holbein was born.
The characteristic delicate, lacy pattern of this rug is named for the Netherlandish painter Hans Holbein the Younger, who reproduced it in paintings between 1527 and 1543. Though still in common use today, the term “Holbein” rug is misleading because it was not used by Turkish weavers and this type of carpet was first depicted by European painters long before Holbein was born.
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