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Carpet

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian" (sehna) knots.
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  • A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "persian" (sehna) knots.

Date:

1601/25

Artist:

Iran, Kerman

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Islamic

Title

Carpet

Origin

Iran

Date

Made 1601–1625

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian" (Sehna) knots

Dimensions

341.4 × 149.1 cm (134 3/4 × 58 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lt. Col. William Deering Howe

Reference Number

1944.3

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