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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.59
Title
Carpet
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Caucasus
Culture
Caucasian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214765

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool, knotted pile
Technique
Knotted
Dimensions
119.38 x 101.6 cm (47 x 40 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Joseph V. McMullan, Islamic Carpets (New York, 1965), p. 202, cat. no. 52
  • David Sylvester, Islamic Carpets from the Collection of Joseph V. McMullan, exh. cat. (Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1972), p. 45, cat. no. 52, pl. XV

Exhibition History

  • Colors of the Caucasus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/16/1990 - 09/09/1990
  • Woven, Hammered, and Thrown: Textiles and Objects from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/22/1991 - 08/18/1991

Verification Level

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