1953.211: Herat Carpet Fragment
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.211
- Title
- Herat Carpet Fragment
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- rug
- Date
- 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Culture
- Islamic
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215041
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- wool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
- Dimensions
- 149.86 x 161.29 cm (59 x 63 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.211
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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The faded red ground of this fragment once created a vivid backdrop for a profusion of quatrefoils, palmettes, and leaves connected by scrolling vines. The large scale of these motifs suggests that the fragment once formed part of a sizable carpet. Like a number of other Safavid rugs, it was probably cut up upon entering the market in the twentieth century so it could be sold in parts.
Verification Level
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