Caption

Carpet, Knotted decorative woven fabric carpet, 19th century, Iran. In the central field on a light cream background is a fine net ornament Herat säck composed of lanceolate leaves, rosettes, palmettes, stylized flowers, and rhombuses. Five-band border with floral motifs, the widest central band on a navy-blue background. Colors: brick red, red, green, blue, navy blue, and white. Height 520 cm; width 395 cm., A large rectangular patterned rug lies flat on a tiled floor, showing a dense repeating floral and geometric motif across its field with a decorative border and fringed edges. The rug's colors include shades of brown, tan, beige, rust, and muted orange, with accents of dark blue and black in the border and pattern. The surrounding floor tiles are a mix of light beige, gray, and darker gray tones arranged in a grid with darker grout lines. The rug shows slight ripples and variations in texture and the fringe appears slightly uneven along the sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_166

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Rights managed

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26.4Mb (4.0Mb) / 13.1in x 7.8in / 3924 x 2352 (300dpi)

Keywords

Carpet Knotted decorative woven fabric carpet 19th century Iran central field light cream background fine net ornament Herat säck composed lanceolate leaves rosettes palmettes stylized flowers rhombuses Five-band border floral motifs widest central band navy-blue background Colors brick red red green blue navy blue white Height 520 cm width 395 cm large rectangular patterned rug lies flat tiled floor showing dense repeating floral geometric motif across field decorative border fringed edges rug's colors include shades brown tan beige rust muted orange accents dark blue black border pattern surrounding floor tiles mix light beige gray darker gray tones arranged grid darker grout lines slight ripples variations texture fringe slightly uneven sides.