Medallion Carpet
Artist/maker unknown, Turkish
Geography:
Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
Date:
16th - 17th centuryMedium:
Wool and possibly goat hairDimensions:
17 feet 1 inches x 9 feet 9 inches (520.7 x 297.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
1955-65-15Credit Line:
The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
Date:
16th - 17th centuryMedium:
Wool and possibly goat hairDimensions:
17 feet 1 inches x 9 feet 9 inches (520.7 x 297.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:1955-65-15Credit Line:
The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Label:
This carpet remains one of the finest examples of its type, despite numerous reweavings and fading. The complex pattern of floral motifs and arabesques, with two types of medallions in rows, testifies to the skill of the weavers.
This carpet remains one of the finest examples of its type, despite numerous reweavings and fading. The complex pattern of floral motifs and arabesques, with two types of medallions in rows, testifies to the skill of the weavers.
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