Technical Description Getty Mughal Animal Rug

Getty Mughal Animal Rug Warp: Cotton 4 strands, Z spun, S plied. Weft: Cotton 2 strands Z spun, S plied 3 shoots. Pile: Wool 2 strands Z spun, S plied Knot: Persian, open to the left, alternate strands depressed 75 degrees; h.12, v. 15, 180 square inch Edges and Ends: not original

Authors note:

I was not able to personally examine this carpet. The technical information is based on a structural analysis done by Dr. Murray Eiland Jr. and contained in his landmark book "Chinese and Exotic Rugs" New York Graphic Society, Boston 1979.

Getty Mughal Animal Carpet, The Widener Mughal Animal Carpet

For Further Reading:

Guide to Rugs & Books

La Miniature En Orient

Southwest Asia Time Line

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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