Mughal carpet fragment with scrolling vines and blossoms

Details

• Title

  Mughal carpet fragment with scrolling vines and blossoms

• Associated place

  Asia › Pakistan › Punjab province › Punjab plains › Lahore (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1610
  Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)

• Material and technique

  wool (pile), pink cotton (weft), and undyed cotton (warp)

• Material index

  organic › animal › hair › wool;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  knotted

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › carpet

• Dimensions

  45.5 x 43.5 cm max. (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Neil Kreitman Foundation, in memory of Simon Digby, 2011.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2011.28

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