Unknown artist, carpet, Egyptian, Mamluk dynasty, mid-16th century. Wool warp and wool weft with wool knotted pile. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund.
Unknown artist, carpet, Egyptian, Mamluk dynasty, mid-16th century. Wool warp and wool weft with wool knotted pile. Helen and Alice Colburn Fund and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund.
Islamic Carpets
10:15 am–1:30 pm
Join Walter B. Denny, university distinguished professor of the History of Art and Architecture, emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Julia Bailey, former curator of textiles, Harvard Art Museums and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for a discussion on several extraordinary carpets in the MFA’s collection.
This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however, details may be subject to change.
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