"Portuguese" Carpet with Maritime Scenes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Portuguese" Carpet with Maritime Scenes

Maker not identified

Date
17th century
Medium
Cotton (warp, weft, and pile); wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions
Carpet: L. 161 3/4 in. (410.8 cm) W. 70 5/8 in. (179.4 cm) Wt. 44 lbs. (29.5) with 8" tube Left side of the Carpet: L. 161 in. (408.9 cm) Right side of the carpet: L. 158 3/4 in. (403.2 cm) Top of the Carpet: W. 68 in. (172.7 cm) Bottom of the carpet: W. 70 1/2 in. (179.1 cm)
Object type
Carpet
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Country
Northeastern Iran
Object number
44.63.6
Credit line
Fletcher Fund, 1944
Gallery
462

Subjects and terms

  • Fish
  • Flowers
  • Ships

The Met object ID 450528. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.