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'Polonaise' Carpet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

'Polonaise' Carpet

Maker not identified

Date
first half 17th century
Medium
Cotton (warp and weft), silk (weft and pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetrically knotted pile, brocaded
Dimensions
Rug: L. 161 in. (408.9 cm) W. 68 1/2 in. (174 cm)
Object type
Carpet
Classification
Textiles-Rugs
Country
Iran
Object number
50.190.3
Credit line
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1950
Original Met record

Subjects and terms

  • Flowers

The Met object ID 451026. 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.