Carpet with Garden Design
- Medium: Wool on cotton foundation
- Geographical Locations:
- Dates: 17th century or later
- Dimensions: 110 x 71 in. (279.4 x 180.3 cm)
- Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd Floor - Accession Number: 84.140.16
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Joseph V. McMullan, gift of the Beaupre Charitable Trust in memory of Joseph V. McMullan
- Image: Overall, 84.140.16_colorcorrected_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Intersected vertically by wide watercourse of brown and yellow with fish and plants; central pool of red and blue with fountain in middle; horizontal watercourse narrower than vertical one; pale green ground with plant designs and corner sections of pools and very stylized pavilion design. Border: green and brown trefoils Knots per sq. in.: 195
This carpet, made in northwest Iran in the eighteenth century, is based on a type first produced in central Iran during the previous century. Known as a garden carpet, it represents a stylized version of a traditional Persian garden, with landscaped sections divided by pools and channels of water. Flowering shrubs dot the field, while small fish inhabit the central pool of water, depicted as a series of zigzagging lines.
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