Collections: Arts of the Islamic World: Carpet with Garden Design

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Carpet with Garden Design

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.


• Medium: Wool on cotton foundation
• Geographical Locations:
  • Possible place made: India
  • Possible place made: Iran
• 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
Carpet with Garden Design, 17th century or later. Wool on cotton foundation, 110 x 71 in. (279.4 x 180.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Joseph V. McMullan, gift of the Beaupre Charitable Trust in memory of Joseph V. McMullan, 84.140.16 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.140.16_colorcorrected_SL1.jpg)
• 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