Blue-ground Carpet Fragment with Scrolling Floral Vines

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17th century · Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile · Islamic Art

This fragment of a carpet bears a variety of flowers on winding stems over a blue ground. Its structure, which is composed of two planes of warp threads, indicates that it was probably produced in the city of Kirman in southeastern Iran. Carpets from this city display a wide range of patterns but are alike in construction. Exported to India during the reign of Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605), Kirman carpets were known to be among the finest produced in Iran during this period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Cotton (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970