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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.319.A-E
Title
Medallion Oushak Carpet (in five pieces): Central royal blue medallion containing arabesques and vines, flanked by lobbed half medallions on a brick red arabesque, vine and carnation-filled field, within a royal blue palmette-filled border
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
rug
Date
17th century
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97314

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool
Dimensions
398.78 x 304.8 cm (157 x 120 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Annewies van den Hoek and John Herrmann
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.319.A-E
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The central medallion is blue ground; the field is red and is filled with a beautifully drawn blue floral arabesque. Wool warp, wool wefts, and symmetrical wool knots.

Verification Level

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