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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.213f_PS2.jpg)
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.36.213a-h.jpg)
Carpet Fragment
Arts of the Islamic World
MEDIUM
Warp: undyed ivory silk z2S. 2 levels
Weft:white silk z1S. 3 shoots
Pile: z2S; white is variable: 2,3,4,5
DATES
mid–16th century
DYNASTY
Safavid
PERIOD
Safavid Period
DIMENSIONS
Old: 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (54.6 x 16.8 cm) (show scale)
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."
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER
36.213f
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in memory of his wife, Florence Gibb Pratt
MUSEUM LOCATION
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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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.213f_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 36.213f_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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