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Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern

second half 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462
The area of northern India and eastern Pakistan was an important region for carpet weaving during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Millefleur carpets and some later flower-style pieces were manufactured there. They were usually made with fine knots and expensive pashmina wool. The type shown here was designed as a pair of cypress trees on either side under an arch, symbolizing the gateway to a flower-filled paradise. This example is distinguished by its geometric treatment of the millefleur pattern and a central vase from which the motifs grow.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern
  • Date: second half 18th century
  • Geography: Made in Northern India, Kashmir
  • Medium: Cotton (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
  • Dimensions: Rug: H. 74 3/16 in. (188.5 cm)
    W. 47 11/16 in. (121.2 cm)
    Mount: H. 79 1/8 in. (201 cm)
    W. 51 1/4 in. (130.2 cm)
    D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Rugs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.302.7
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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