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Fragment of a vase carpet
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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 view
ClassificationsTextiles
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.