Floorcover
Dateearly 16th Century
MediumVelvets
ClassificationsTextiles
Dimensions105 1/2 inches × 193 inches (267.97 × 490.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Welker
Terms
Object number48.137
DescriptionSummer carpet of cut, voided red and blue velvet, white satin and silver threads. Woven in four widths with border. Field: 190 octagonal star medallions enclosing tulips and carnations separated by cross motifs of plant forms and rosettes. Border: octagonal star medallions with tulips and hyacinths, separated by double carnations.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 2, Islamic, Gallery 3
late 15th/early 16th Century
600-1000
c. 1890
c. 1870
16th Century