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Source Description
This brightly colored fragment comes from the upper right hand corner of a famous type of Persian carpet with large floral designs, traditionally called Polonaise or Polish. Such carpets were very popular in Europe during the first half of the 17th century. They were often ordered or acquired in pairs from Iran. Shah Abbas (reigned 1587-1629), the Iranian ruler who established Isfahan as his capital, sent a carpet of this type to the doge, or ruler, of Venice as a present in 1603.
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Document identity
localId
30220
label
Corner Fragment of a Polonaise Carpet
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
30220
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Corner Fragment of a Polonaise Carpet
description
This brightly colored fragment comes from the upper right hand corner of a famous type of Persian carpet with large floral designs, traditionally called Polonaise or Polish. Such carpets were very popular in Europe during the first half of the 17th century. They were often ordered or acquired in pairs from Iran. Shah Abbas (reigned 1587-1629), the Iranian ruler who established Isfahan as his capital, sent a carpet of this type to the doge, or ruler, of Venice as a present in 1603.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest (?) [accessioned in 1988].
date
1st half 17th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
carpets
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
53.3
height
76.5
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 × W: 30 1/8 × D: 1/16 in. (53.3 × 76.5 × 0.2 cm)Mount: H: 25 13/16 × W: 35 7/16 × D: 1 3/16 in. (65.5 × 90 × 3 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
silk pile, metallic brocading, silk warp, silk and cotton weft
creator_ids
6747
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ISL
TAF
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7779b8b6ec72aa79
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ebad6148eb6a2b85
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no
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no