Carpet

probably late 18th–early 19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 459

The design of this carpet is dominated by a pair of large octagons inscribed by star motifs radiating from smaller central octogons. This type of composition, which has been favored by Turkish carpet weavers since the fifteenth century, derives from the layout of "Holbein" carpets, named after a depiction of a similar work in a famous portrait by the sixteenth-century German painter Hans Holbein the Younger. The powerful geometric forms impart an unusually strong artistic impact on this work of such modest size.

Artwork Details

Title: Carpet
Date: probably late 18th–early 19th century
Geography: Attributed to Turkey, Canakkale
Medium: Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: L. 75 1/2 in. (191.8 cm)
W. 57 3/4 in. (146.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973
Object Number: 1974.149.29
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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