Harvard Art Museums > 1948.89: Vase carpet, fragment Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Vase carpet, fragment , 1948.89,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216563. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1948.89 Title Vase carpet, fragment Classification Textile Arts Work Type rug Date 17th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Kirman province Period Safavid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216563 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and cotton and wool wefts Technique Woven with pile Dimensions 78.74 x 55.88 cm (31 x 22 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1948 Object Number 1948.89 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The whimsical flowers, palmettes, and vase in this fragment are characteristic of a group known as “vase carpets,” named after the characteristic motif and united by certain structural similarities. 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 cut up upon entering the market in the twentieth century so it could be sold in parts. It has been cleverly pieced together to hide areas of joining, like at the top of the vase, where blue-stemmed flowers turn into much larger stems courtesy of a different fragment probably taken from the same carpet. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
