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Rug
Shaped carpet
Rug
North Indian
Mughal Dynasty
about 1650
Object Place: Lahore or Kashmir, northern India
Medium/Technique
Cotton warp, cotton weft, wool knotted pile
Dimensions
461 x 191.8 cm (181 1/2 x 75 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number66.228
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular on three sides; fourth side indented to accommodate three sides of a polygon. Field is reddish crimson. On it are displayed individual plants of different varieties--roses, tulips, lilies, daisies, chrysanthemums--rendered in polychrome tones. A narrow border shows an undulating red stem bearing yellow and white chrysanthemum blossoms alternately, on a ground varying from blue to bluish green and running entirely around the carpet. Warp fringe appears along the inner and outer edges of the two pointed ends of the carpet.
ProvenanceNasli (1902-1971) and Alice (1910-1993) Heeramaneck, New York; by 1966, John Goelet, Amblainville (Oise) France; 1966, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 9, 1966)