Caption

Carpet, Knotted woolen fabric, woven carpet, 2nd half of the 19th century, Iran. In the center are four nested hexagonal medallions. Their interiors and the remaining small background area are filled with motifs of flowers, lanceolate leaves, and rosettes surrounding rhombuses. Three-band border with floral motifs. Colors: multiple reds, cream background, blue ornament. Height 667 cm, width 415 cm., A patterned textile filling the frame with a dense arrangement of geometric and floral motifs in a muted palette, showing shades of red, dark blue, beige, cream, and touches of olive green and black, with repeating medallion shapes and ornate border fragments creating an overall symmetrical, intricate design and a slightly worn, textured appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_072

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.0Mb (4.5Mb) / 14.2in x 8.7in / 4256 x 2624 (300dpi)

Keywords

Carpet Knotted woolen fabric woven carpet 2nd half 19th century Iran center four nested hexagonal medallions interiors remaining small background area filled motifs flowers lanceolate leaves rosettes surrounding rhombuses Three-band border floral motifs Colors multiple reds cream background blue ornament Height 667 cm width 415 cm patterned textile filling frame dense arrangement geometric muted palette showing shades red dark blue beige cream touches olive green black repeating medallion shapes ornate border fragments creating symmetrical intricate design slightly worn textured appearance.