Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Carpet

Carpet

Public Domain

Carpet
Maker
CulturePersian
Titles
  • Carpet
Date17th century
Made inIran
MediumWool (pile) on cotton (warp and weft); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions181 × 82 in. (459.7 × 208.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.60.94
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe cross-axial design on a purple-red ground with a deep blue border and elaborate floral designs, scrolls, and arabesques in this rug are characteristic of the Herat design tradition. Herat carpets are the most ubiquitous of all surviving classical Persian carpet types and are prized for their lavish floral designs, complicated weave techniques, and fine woven materials. As in other classical Persian rugs, the border here crops rather than frames the continuous floral design of the central plane, thereby inviting the viewer to imagine a space beyond.
Provenance[French and Company, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, December 7, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.

Exhibition History"Paradise Underfoot: A 17th-Century Carpet from Iran," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 12, 2011–June 10, 2012.

Conservation loan, Robert Mann Oriental Rugs, Denver, Colorado.(OL.766)

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