Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design
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1628–58 · Silk; cut velvet · Islamic Art
The design of this velvet hanging is organized as it would be on a carpet, with a central and corner medallions, guard borders, and a main border. For special occasions, Mughal palaces and pavilions were spread with silk hangings, carpets, and velvets such as this.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1628–58
- Medium
- Silk; cut velvet
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
