Carpet Fragment
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Carpet Fragment, mid–16th century. Warp: undyed ivory silk z2S. 2 levels Weft:white silk z1S. 3 shoots Pile: z2S; white is variable: 2,3,4,5 , Old: 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (54.6 x 16.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in memory of his wife, Florence Gibb Pratt, 36.213f. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Carpet Fragment
Date
mid–16th century
Dynasty
Safavid
Period
Safavid Period
Medium
Warp: undyed ivory silk z2S. 2 levels Weft:white silk z1S. 3 shoots Pile: z2S; white is variable: 2,3,4,5
Classification
Dimensions
Old: 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (54.6 x 16.8 cm)
Inscriptions
In Persian, portions of ghazal no. 425 from Hafiz's Divan (incorrect word order following undated repairs): "ای که بر ماه از خط مشکین نقاب انداختی لطف کردی سیه ای که بر آفتاب انداختی" [Complete text from The Divan of Hafiz: A Bilingual Text, Persian-English, trans. Reza Saberi (Oxford: University Press of America, 2002), 502.] Text read and identified by Dr. Abdullah Ghouchani, winter 2014 In Persian, portions of ghazal no. 425 from Hafiz's Divan (incorrect word order following undated repairs): "You who drew a veil over the moon with your dark khatt, You who did a favor to me in creating a shade in the sun."
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in memory of his wife, Florence Gibb Pratt
Accession Number
36.213f
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