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Fragment of a polygonal "vase" carpet

17th century
Object PlaceProbably Kirman, Iran (Persia)
Medium/TechniqueCotton warp, one cotton and two wool wefts, wool knotted pile
Dimensions137 x 67 cm (53 15/16 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number05.2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Restricted: For reference only
late 17th or early 18th century
Shaped carpet
about 1650
Rug
19th century
Pictorial carpet
about 1590–1600
late 15th to early 16th century
Medallion
mid-16th century
Group shot:  62.1126 (above), 62.1127 (below)
First half 19th century
Pattern
early 19th century