Caption

Carpet, Knotted decorative fabric carpet, 19th century, Iran. In the central field on a light cream background: a fine net ornament Herat sack 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 patterned textile with an ornate repeating design dominated by shades of rust, beige, navy, and muted green, featuring floral and geometric motifs. The surface shows a dense arrangement of stylized flowers, curved leaf-like shapes, and diamond-shaped elements, with darker navy outlines accenting the patterns. Along the left edge there is a vertical border strip with a row of rounded floral shapes on a darker background. The overall texture appears woven or tufted, with subtle variations in color saturation across the design.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_168

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.6Mb (4.2Mb) / 14.1in x 8.5in / 4219 x 2538 (300dpi)

Keywords

Carpet Knotted decorative fabric carpet 19th century Iran central field light cream background fine net ornament Herat sack 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 patterned textile ornate repeating design dominated shades rust beige navy muted green featuring floral geometric motifs surface dense arrangement curved leaf- shapes diamond-shaped elements darker navy outlines accenting patterns left edge vertical border strip row rounded floral shapes darker background texture woven tufted subtle variations color saturation across design.