Harvard Art Museums > 1930.16: Fragment of a Herat Carpet 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"Fragment of a Herat Carpet , 1930.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216846. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 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 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
