Fragment of a vase carpet
17th century
Object PlaceKirman, Iran (Persia)
Medium/TechniqueCotton warp, one cotton and two wool wefts, wool pile
Dimensions207.0 x 94.9 cm (81 1/2 x 37 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number64.2102
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceAn Egyptian private collector lent this fragment to the 1931 International Exhibition of Persian Art in London. By 1937, Edward Jackson Holmes (1873 - 1950), a trustee and former director of the MFA and an eminent collector, had acquired it. Mr. and Mrs.(Mary Stacy Beaman) Holmes (1875-1964) lent it to the MFA Oct. 16, 1937; it was returned Dec. 18, 1941; relent Oct. 23, 1957, and bequeathed by Mrs. Holmes Dec. 9, 1964, bequeathed it in 1964.
late 17th or early 18th century
17th century
about 1650
17th century
19th century
late 19th or 20th century
late 19th or 20th century
about 1590–1600