Mughal Red Ground Grotesque Carpet FragmentLahore Seventeenth CenturyType B
Type B Mughal Red Ground Grotesque Carpet FragmentWarp: 7 strand Z spun and S plied. Weft: Cotton. Pile: Wool 2 strands Z spun, S plied Knot: Persian, open to the left, h. 13 - 15, v. 16 - 17, 208 - 255 square inch Edges and Ends: not original The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco While the majority of animals in this group of carpets are very unusual we do see at least one animal bearing a relationship to animals we see it the rest of the high ply count carpets. A Related Animal
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. Plate 43. Mughal Red Ground Grotesque Type A, The Widener Mughal Animal Carpet For Further Reading: Thanks and best wishes, J. Barry O'Connell Jr. |
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