Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

  
wheel and spoke Holbein carpet 

Wheel Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Konya, Anatolia

15th - 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
8 feet 2 inches x 4 feet 5 1/2 inches (248.9 x 135.9 cm)

* Gallery 205, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1943-40-67

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943

This is the finest example in an American collection of the Turkish "wheel rugs," so named in European inventories of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries for their wheel-like pattern of octagons filled with interlaced geometric forms. The pattern can also be found in many Spanish rugs and European paintings of the period.

small pattern Holbein carpet 

"Holbein" Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania
or Anatolia, Konya, Turkey

16th - 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
5 feet 2 inches x 3 feet 4 inches (157.5 x 101.6 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-3

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
small pattern Holbein rug 

"Holbein" Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania
or Central Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
5 feet 7 inches x 3 feet 7 3/4 inches (170.2 x 111.1 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-5

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

The characteristic delicate, lacy pattern of this rug is named for the Netherlandish painter Hans Holbein the Younger, who reproduced it in paintings between 1527 and 1543. Though still in common use today, the term “Holbein” rug is misleading because it was not used by Turkish weavers and this type of carpet was first depicted by European painters long before Holbein was born.

  
Karapinar carpet 

Kilim-Style Rug

Made in Central Anatolia, Turkey

18th - 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
11 feet x 5 feet 11 inches (335.3 x 180.3 cm)

Currently not on view

1973-2-1

Gift of Henry P. McIlhenny, 1973

This unusual pattern of geometrically arranged floral motifs, brightly colored against a brown-black background, is reminiscent of the designs on Turkish ceramics.

  
Lotto Carpet 

"Lotto" Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Ushak, Anatolia

16th century?

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
8 feet 9 inches x 5 feet 6 1/2 inches (266.7 x 168.9 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-10

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Lotto rug 

"Lotto" Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania

17th century?

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish, European

Wool
5 feet 7 1/2 inches x 4 feet 1 1/2 inches (171 x 125 cm)

* Gallery 261, European Art 1500-1850, second floor

Cat. 1160

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Lotto Carpet 

"Lotto" Rug

Made in Anatolia, Turkey
Possibly made in Konya, Anatolia

16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
5 feet 4 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (162 x 109 cm)

Currently not on view

1967-30-308

The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1967

The "Lotto" pattern of arabesque forms in this carpet may derive from Persian silk textiles. The term "Lotto" came into use after rugs with this pattern appeared in paintings by the sixteenth-century Venetian artist Lorenzo Lotto.

Lotto Carpet

" Lotto" Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Konya, Anatolia

16th century?

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
7 feet 8 inches x 4 feet 8 inches (233.7 x 142.2 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1943-40-68

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943
Lotto Carpet 

"Lotto" Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Konya, Anatolia

16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
6 feet 8 1/2 inches x 3 feet 11 1/2 inches (204.5 x 120.7 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-9

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

"Lotto" is a term of convenience for the repeated pattern of arabesque forms used in many sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Turkish rugs. The term is taken from the name of the sixteenth-century Venetian artist Lorenzo Lotto, whose paintings depict rugs with this pattern.

Lotto Carpet 

"Lotto" Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Ushak, Anatolia

Late 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
9 feet 7 inches x 5 feet 11 1/2 inches (292.1 x 181.6 cm)

Currently not on view

1948-83-2

Gift of the Sharples family in memory of Philip M. Sharples, 1948
Lotto rug 

"Lotto" Rug

Possibly made in Anatolia, Konya, Turkey

17th century?

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and goat hair
5 feet 10 1/2 inches x 3 feet 8 inches (179 x 112 cm)

Currently not on view

Cat. 1159

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
  
Star Ushak Carpet 

Star Ushak Rug

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
12 feet 1 inches x 6 feet 8 inches (368.3 x 203.2 cm) (including modern kilims)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-16

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

This carpet’s pattern of eight-pointed star medallions and diamond forms makes it an especially attractive example of the Ushak weaver’s craft.

Star Ushak Carpet 

Star Ushak Rug

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool, cotton, and possibly goat hair
12 feet 7 inches x 6 feet 2 1/2 inches (383.5 x 189.2 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1943-40-66

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943
Star Ushak Carpet 

Quatrefoil Rug

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
15 feet 3 inches x 6 feet 7 inches (464.8 x 200.7 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-1

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

The design on this carpet is the only known complete example of alternating large quatrefoil medallions and smaller diamonds.

  
Lobed Medallion Ushak Carpet 

Octogram Medallion Rug

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
8 feet 10 3/4 inches x 6 feet 7 inches (271.1 x 200.7 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-13

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

The medallions on this rug take the form of the octagram, an eight-pointed star.

  
 Medallion Ushak Carpet 

Medallion Carpet

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

16th - 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
17 feet 1 inches x 9 feet 9 inches (520.7 x 297.2 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-15

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

This carpet remains one of the finest examples of its type, despite numerous reweavings and fading. The complex pattern of floral motifs and arabesques, with two types of medallions in rows, testifies to the skill of the weavers.

 Medallion Ushak Carpet fragment 

Medallion Carpet Fragment

Made in Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

Early 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
8 feet 8 inches x 8 feet 11 inches (264.2 x 271.8 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-14

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

When complete, this rug was dominated by a pointed oval medallion, the lower half of which can be seen here.

 Ushak Carpet 

Prayer Rug

Made in Ushak, Turkey

Late 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
59 x 43 1/2 inches (149.9 x 110.5 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-40-59

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943

A mosque lamp hangs in one of the two opposing arches of the central field of this rug. Small rugs of this type were used for kneeling during prayer.

 Ushak Carpet 

Opposed-Arch Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania
or Ushak, Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish, European?

Wool
4 feet 9 inches x 3 feet 3 1/2 inches (144.8 x 100.3 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-17

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

 

 Ushak Carpet 

Opposed-Arch Rug

Possibly made in Central Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish, European or central Anatolia

Wool
4 feet 9 1/4 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (145.4 x 109.2 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-18

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
 Transylvanian Rug 

Transylvanian Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania

Early 18th century?

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish, European

Wool
5 feet 8 7/8 inches x 3 feet 11 1/4 inches (175 x 120 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1977-99-1

Gift of Suzanne and Joseph Lees Eastwick, 1977
  
 cintamani carpet 

Chintamani Rug

Made in Anatolia, Turkey

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
10 feet 4 inches x 6 feet 10 inches (315 x 208.3 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-28-5

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, bequest of Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, 1943

Chintamani is the name for the East Asian Triple Jewel symbol and is used for Turkish rugs covered with rows of three small circles, one atop the others, above one or two wavy lines. The pattern may have also been based on the leopard spots and tiger stripes of Central and East Asian royal furs.

  
 Bird Ushak fragment 

"Bird" Rug

Made in Wallachia, Romania

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish, European

Wool
6 feet 3 inches x 6 feet 9 inches (190.5 x 205.7 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-28-2

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, bequest of Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, 1943

The stylized leaf forms on this white-ground rug have been thought to resemble hummingbirds, thus leading to the term "bird" rug.

 Bird Ushak 

"Bird" Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
5 feet 8 inches x 4 feet 2 inches (172.7 x 127 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-12

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Many small “bird” rugs of this type have been found in Protestant churches in Transylvania, where they were used to decorate benches, corridors, and the like. The corners of this rug may have been cropped for some architectural purpose.

 Bird Ushak 

"Bird" Rug

Possibly made in Wallachia, Romania

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
6 feet 6 1/2 inches x 3 feet 10 1/2 inches (199.4 x 118.1 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-11

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

 

 Bird Ushak 

"Bird" Rug

Made in Anatolia, Turkey

17th - 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool
6 feet 2 inches x 5 feet 3 inches (188 x 160 cm)

* Gallery 221, Asian Art, second floor

1943-28-3

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, bequest of Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, 1943
 
 
 Bosnian embroidery 

Prayer Carpet

Made in Turkey

Ottoman Empire (c.1300-1919), 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool plain weave with wool appliqué and silk and silver gilt thread embroidery in couching stitch
85 1/4 x 54 1/2 inches (216.5 x 138.4 cm)

Currently not on view

1965-118-10

Gift of Clayton F. Banks, Jr., 1965
  
 Spanish carpet

 

"Admiral" Heraldic Carpet

Made in Spain

c. 1429-73

Artist/maker unknown, Spanish, possibly woven by Muslim craftsmen

Wool
19 feet 3/4 inches x 8 feet 9 1/8 inches (586.7 x 475 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-21

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

 

Shortly after the Muslims of North Africa introduced the art of making twisted-pile carpets into Spain, the weaving of this armorial carpet was undertaken. It was probably made for the founder of the royal house of Castile, Fadrique Enríquez, who held the titles of Lord of Medina and Admiral of Castile and was the grandfather of King Ferdinand of Spain. His coat of arms—an upright lion beneath two triple-towered castles bordered by anchors and ropes—is repeated three times in the center field. A decorative pattern in the main border at each end, formed by designs that resemble Arabic script, indicates its Mudéjar workmanship.

 Spanish carpet 

Wreath Rug Fragment

Made in Alcaraz, Spain

Mid- 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Spanish

Wool, bast fiber (probably flax), and possibly goat hair
6 feet 10 inches x 4 feet 8 inches (208 x 142 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-36

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

This rug shows some of the changes in design between the rugs woven in Turkey (Anatolia) and Spain in the sixteenth century. Here, three laurel wreaths in blue-green replace the pattern used in the "wheel rugs" of Turkey. The floral border has been borrowed from Renaissance textiles, and the coral color, produced from a dye newly imported into Spain from Mexico, replaces the red normally used in Turkish rugs.

 Spanish carpet 

Ogival Lattice Carpet

Made in Alcaraz, Spain

16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Spanish

Wool or goat hair
10 feet 10 inches x 5 feet 6 inches (330 x 167 cm)

* Gallery 205, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-22

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

"Ogival lattice" refers to the vine and leaf pattern marked off by ivory lines on this rug. Due to fading of the dyes, the lattice pattern has lost much of its original prominence.

  
 Mamluk Carpet
 

Mamluk Rug

Made in Cairo, Egypt

1500-1550

Artist/maker unknown, Egyptian

Wool
6 feet 5 inches x 4 feet 5 inches (195.6 x 134.6 cm)

* Gallery 205, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1943-40-63

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943

Mamluk carpets are characterized by a central, dominant octagonal medallion surrounded by a great variety of smaller, geometric motifs. They take their name from the Mamluk dynasties that ruled Egypt from 1250 through 1517. Carpets of this design were produced in Cairo, largely for the southern European luxury trade.

 Mamluk Carpet 

Mamluk Rug

Made in Cairo, Egypt

Late 15th century

Artist/maker unknown, Egyptian

Wool
6 feet 6 inches x 4 feet 7 inches (198.1 x 139.7 cm)

* Gallery 205, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-8

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Among the Egyptian Mamluk rugs that survive, the design of this rug is quite unusual. Its peculiarity lies in the central group of nine rondels, reminiscent of mandala arrangements in East Asian art, and in the prominent yellow-white lotus blossoms, also of Asian origin, in the border.

 chess board carpet 

Compartment Rug

Made in Syria
Possibly made in Damascus, Syria

Early 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Syrian

Wool and possibly goat hair
6 feet 1 1/2 inches x 4 feet 6 inches (186.7 x 137.2 cm)

* Gallery 205, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-6

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

The design on the Weld of this carpet—hexagons placed in a continuous grid of rectangular compartments—as well as the border design, is thought to be inspired by the older Mamluk rugs of Egypt.

  
 Caucasian dragon carpet 

Dragon Rug

Made in Iran
Possibly made in Kurdistan

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian, Kurdistan?

Wool and cotton
19 feet 2 inches x 6 feet 10 inches (584.2 x 208.3 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-23

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

This is the only known dragon rug that has been knotted in the Persian manner. The last twelve inches of the carpet, woven in the opposite direction from the rest of its length, is also an unusual structural feature. This may be because the weaver was migratory and had to remove the carpet from the loom in order to move. When the weaving resumed, the rug was mounted on the loom in the opposite direction.

 Caucasian blossom carpet 

"Afshan" Floral Rug Fragment

Possibly made in Shusha, Caucasus, Karabagh Province

18th or 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Caucasian

Wool
6 feet 2 inches x 4 feet 1 1/2 inches (188 x 125 cm) (reduced)

Currently not on view

1943-40-73

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943
 Caucasian blossom carpet 

Cypress-Patterned Rug Fragment

Possibly made in Shusha, Caucasus, Karabagh Province

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Caucasian

Wool
10 feet 8 inches x 7 feet 5 inches (325.1 x 226.1 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-40-74

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943

Stylized, column-like cypress trees in blue-green separate the ivory-colored plaques in the center of this rug, while yellow cypresses alternate with elongated hexagons along the sides. Cypress trees were a popular symbol of eternal life because they stay green year-round in the arid climates of the Middle Eastern countries.

 Caucasian dragon carpet 

Dragon Rug

Possibly made in Shusha, Caucasus, Karabagh Province

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Caucasian

Wool
15 feet 5 inches x 7 feet 4 inches (469.9 x 223.5 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1943-40-65

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943

Two pairs of stylized, yellow dragons appear within the larger red panels on either side of the central axis.

 Caucasian dragon carpet 

Dragon Rug

Possibly made in Shemakha, Caucasus, Shirvan Province

17th - 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Caucasian

Wool
17 feet x 7 feet 10 inches (518.2 x 238.8 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1948-83-1

Gift of the Sharples family in memory of Philip M. Sharples, 1948

Three pairs of stylized, black-brown dragons are the focus of this bold and striking carpet. The dragon motif originated in China and became widely known from Persian miniature paintings.

 Caucasian dragon carpet 

Dragonless Dragon Rug

Possibly made in Shusha, Caucasus, Karabagh Province

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Caucasian

Wool
11 feet 11 inches x 4 feet 9 inches (363.2 x 144.8 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-40-62

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, 1943
  
  
 large pattern Holbein carpet 

Para-Mamluk Rug

Made in Turkey
Possibly made in Konya, Anatolia

15th - 16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool and possibly goat hair
5 feet 10 inches x 4 feet 1 1/4 inches (177.8 x 125.1 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-2

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Para-Mamluk carpets were probably made in Anatolia, in workshops founded by craftsmen trained in the Mamluk carpet traditions of Egypt. They share some Mamluk details in their design, most notably rows of small trees and plants arranged around a central octagon.

  
 Persian garden carpet 

Compartment and Tree Rug Fragment

Made in Kurdistan or Hamadan District, Iran

18th century or later

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool and cotton
14 feet 1 inches x 8 feet 7 1/2 inches (429.3 x 262.9 cm)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1943-28-4

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, bequest of Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, 1943

One of the oldest surviving examples of its type, this rug shows a field of leafy or pomegranate-bearing trees arranged between rows of geometric compartments.

  
 Persian shrub carpet 

Shrub Rug

Made in Kirman, Iran

Late 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool, cotton, and silk
9 feet 11 inches x 4 feet 7 1/2 inches (302.3 x 141 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-27

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
 Persian garden carpet

Tree Carpet

Made in Iran

16th - 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool, cotton
17 feet 4 inches x 11 feet 9 inches (528 x 358 cm) (reduced)

* Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor

1955-65-25

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
  
 vase carpet fragment 

Vase Carpet Fragment

Made in Kirman, Iran

Mid- 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool and cotton
10 feet 6 3/4 inches x 5 feet 6 9/16 inches (322 x 169 cm) Width at the border: 5 feet 10 1/16 inches (178 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-28

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
  
 vase carpet fragment 

Vase Carpet Border Fragment

Made in Kirman, Iran

Late 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool and cotton
5 feet x 11 1/2 inches (152.4 x 29.2 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-39

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
  
 vase carpet fragment 

Vase Carpet Fragment

Made in Kirman, Iran

16th - 17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool
4 feet 7 1/2 inches x 1 feet 11 1/2 inches (141 x 59.7 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-40

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
  
 Polonaise Carpet 

"Polish" Rug

Made in Iran

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Persian

Silk and cotton
71 1/2 x 52 inches (181.6 x 132.1 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-31

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
 Salting Group Carpet 

Marquand Medallion Carpet

Made in Anatolia, Turkey
Possibly made in Hereke, Anatolia

Mid- 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Wool, silk, and cotton; silver brocade with traces of gilding
11 feet 7 inches x 5 feet 10 1/2 inches (353.1 x 179.1 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1943-28-1

The John D. McIlhenny Collection, bequest of Mrs. John D. McIlhenny, 1943
 
 
 Persian Carpet fragment 

Medallion and Animal Carpet Fragment

Made in Iran
Possibly made in Kirman

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool, silk, and cotton
16 feet 11 inches x 14 feet 11 1/2 inches (515.6 x 455.9 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-26

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

The design for this carpet, depicting a royal pleasure garden and hunting ground with a myriad of plants and animals, must have been created by an artist versed in the Persian miniature painting tradition. The diamond medallion in the center has no close parallel among surviving rugs from Persia.

Safavid Persian medallion carpet fragment

Medallion Carpet Fragment

Made in Iran
Near Tabriz

16th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian

Wool and cotton
8 feet 9 inches x 9 feet (266 x 274 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-42

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
persian medallion textile                                                                                                                                                         

Bath Mat

Conventionalized floral border surrounding central floral medallion.

Made in Iran

Qajar Dynasty (1794-1925), 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Persian

Silk plain weave with silk and gilt thread embroidery in straight and split stitches and diamond quilting
46 x 36 inches (116.8 x 91.4 cm)

Currently not on view

1877-134

Purchased with Museum funds, 1877
Indo-Persian carpet

Vine-Scroll and Palmette Rug

Made in India
Possibly made in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, India

Wool and cotton
11 feet 3 inches x 5 feet 3 inches (343 x 160 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1955-65-29

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
Indo-Persian carpet                                                                                                                                               

Palmette and Cloud Band Rug

Made in India
Possibly made in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

17th, 19th, or early 20th century

Artist/maker unknown, India

Wool and cotton
7 feet 4 1/2 inches x 4 feet 9 1/2 inches (224.8 x 146.1 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1941-98-1

Gift of Chester W. Larner, 1941
Indo-Persian carpet

Vine-Scroll and Palmette Rug

Made in India
Possibly made in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, India

Wool
13 feet 9 3/4 inches x 5 feet 10 1/2 inches (421 x 179 cm)

* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

1977-167-1050

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Mughal Indian summer carpet

Summer Carpet or Floor Spread

Made in India

Before 1690

Artist/maker unknown, India

Cotton plain weave with hand drawing and painting
85 x 41 inches (215.9 x 104.1 cm)

Currently not on view

1943-51-126

Bequest of Mrs. Harry Markoe, 1943

This fragment of a seventeenth-century imperial Mughal summer carpet or floor spread was formerly in the collection of the Amber Palace near Jaipur, India. As was the practice with furnishing textiles in royal collections, it was inscribed upon entering the palace with its size, date, and price, and marked again during periodic inventories. The inscriptions on the reverse of this fragment indicate that the floor spread was first inventoried on April 7, 1690, when its cost was listed as 21 rupees, 12 annas; a second inscription records that it was still in use on September 6, 1701. A third of its original size, the Museum's carpet consists of a floral-patterned field bordered on three sides with a different floral fabric. The designs on both the field and the border, like those on other high-quality Indian chintz textiles of the period, were drawn and painted by hand, and show a repeat of formal flowering plants symmetrically arranged against plain backgrounds in patterns that are typical of Mughal decoration beginning in the early seventeenth century. Dilys Blum, from Philadelphia Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections (1995), p. 74.

Turkish Prayer Rug

Prayer Carpet

Made in India

17th century

Artist/maker unknown, India

Cotton
3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet 9 inches (117 x 83 cm)

Currently not on view

1955-65-20

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955
  
  
Chinese carpet

Rug

Possibly made in Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China

Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Wool, cotton
10 feet 5 inches x 5 feet 6 inches (318 x 167 cm)

Currently not on view

1972-232-1

Gift of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1972
Chinese carpet

Carpet

Made in China

Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Silk
Approximately: 9 x 6 inches (22.9 x 15.2 cm)

* Gallery 240, Asian Art, second floor (Hollis Scholar's Study)

1991-38-1

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Ecker, 1991

 
  

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