Carpet Fragment

Unknown

16th century · Wool (warp, weft and pile); single-warp (Spanish) knotted pile · Islamic Art

This fragment depicts a variety of vegetal forms, including scrolling leaf and vines along the border, as well as a popular blossom or pomegranate-style design inside an alternating pyramidal merlon border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th century

Medium

Wool (warp, weft and pile); single-warp (Spanish) knotted pile

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1957