Mughal Fighting Elephant Fragment Technical Analysis

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Mughal Fighting Elephant Fragment

Lahore India, circa 1630 (+ or - 15 years). Daniel Walker attributes this to Agra or Fatehpur Sikri in the 16th or 17th century I feel he is mistaken. I discuss my reasons for the Lahore 1630 attribution in Mughal Fighting Elephant Fragment. 2ft. 10 5/8 in. by 2ft. 8 1/4 inch

Warp: cotton, ivory, Z6S, alternates moderately depressed

Weft: cotton, light beige, Z4, 3 shoots (lazy lines)

Knots: wool, Z2 , Asymmetrical open to the left, 15 h by I4 v ( 210 per square inch)

R63.00.13

The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.

Previously in the Friedrich Sarre Collection. acquired in 1949 from Mrs. Friedrich Sarre, now in the collection of the Textile Museum Washington, DC

Literature: Migeon, Gaston. Exposition des Arts Musulmans au Musee des Arts decoratif. Paris 1903, pl. 84;

Martin Fredrik R. A History of Oriental Carpets before 1800, 1908, p. 98, fig. 231;

Welsh, Stuart Cary. The Art of Mughal India 1963, no. 40, PP. 75, 97, 169;

Ellis,Charles Grant, Indian Carpets, 1965, PP. "-13, fig- i;

Erdmann Kurt. Seven Hundred Years of Oriental Carpets, 1970, P. 75, Pl. 11;

Indian Heritage, London, 1982, no. 197, P. 75;

Walker, Daniel S. Classical Indian Rugs, Hali 4, no.3 (1982), pp. 255-56, fig. 9;

Gans-Ruedin, Erwin. Indian Carpets, 1984, pp. 66-67;

Los Angeles, Taj Mahal, 1989, p. 182, 185, fig. 197,

EXHIBITIONS: Paris 1903; Munich 1910; New York Asia House 1964; London, Indian Heritage, 1982: Los Angeles, Taj Mahal, 1989-1991, Washington DC, Textile Museum, Rug Apreciation Morning, Zimmerman and Seidmann, 1997

*Graphic Image Courtesy of Oriental Rug Review

1. Walker, Daniel. Flowers Underfoot. (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997) p. 164 this page draws heavily on Walkers notes in Checklist of the Exhibition for information.

Note: To further a long term research project I am collecting data. When a piece such as this may be of interest to others I have decided to share my notes prior to culmination of the project. As such the attributions are my own and may be different that the catalogue attribution. Any additions, information, or corrections, would be appreciated.