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Three fragments of a niche carpet

about 1630–40
Object PlaceKashmir or Lahore, northern India
Medium/TechniqueSilk warp, silk weft, pashmina (fine goat fleece) pile
Dimensions61.0 x 11 cm (24 x 4 5/16 in.) (largest fragment)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number08.388
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 10, 1908
second half of the 17th century
second half of 16th century
about 1825
About 1815
about 1530
late 18th or early 19th century
probably third quarter of the 16th century