1930.16: Fragment of a Herat Carpet
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1930.16
- Title
- Fragment of a Herat Carpet
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- rug
- Date
- 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Culture
- Persian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216846
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wool pile on a foundation of cotton warps and wefts
- Dimensions
- 226.06 x 172.72 cm (89 x 68 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Leon Schinasi
- Accession Year
- 1930
- Object Number
- 1930.16
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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The large scale of this fragment’s motifs suggests that it once formed part of a sizable carpet. Such rugs, sometimes reaching over 6 meters in length, often feature large palmettes and curved serrated leaves like those found in the main red field and partial border of this fragment. The carpet was woven with warps and wefts spun from cotton (the threads that form the rug’s basic structure), a relatively inexpensive material compared to wool and silk. These cost-saving measures resulted in larger carpets with repeating designs that could meet increasing global demands for Persian carpets in the 17th century.
Verification Level
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