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The Safavid dynasty was the greatest dynasty from Iran in the Islamic period. Similarly, woven textiles and carpets from this period are some of the best produced in the region. Royal workshops produced luxurious textiles, like this one, to furnish the royal court. Expertly woven silks were highly prized by the Iranian elite but were also produced for export to the European aristocracy.
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108857
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Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread
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108857
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Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread
description
The Safavid dynasty was the greatest dynasty from Iran in the Islamic period. Similarly, woven textiles and carpets from this period are some of the best produced in the region. Royal workshops produced luxurious textiles, like this one, to furnish the royal court. Expertly woven silks were highly prized by the Iranian elite but were also produced for export to the European aristocracy.
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1600–1625
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en
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Q80000690
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Carpet
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Overall: 236.2 x 143.5 cm (93 x 56 1/2 in.)
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Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
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1926.533
Source extras
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Cotton: warp; cotton and silk: wefts; silk: pile, asymmetrical knot; gilt- and silver-metal thread: brocaded
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Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread, 1600–1625. Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722). Cotton: warp; cotton and silk: wefts; silk: pile, asymmetrical knot; gilt- and silver-metal thread: brocaded; overall: 236.2 x 143.5 cm (93 x 56 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.533
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T - Islamic
didYouKnow
16th- and 17th-century Iranian carpets with silk and metal thread were mistakenly called "Polish," based on one displayed in the Polish exhibit at the Paris World Fair in 1878.
citations
citation
Underhill, Gertrude and William M. Milliken. "A "Polish" Rug in the J. H. Wade Collection." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 14, no. 4 (1927): 54-56.
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Mentioned: pp. 54-56
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Hall, Helen B. 1937. “Exhibition of Islamic Art, San Francisco, 1937.” <em>Ars Islamica</em> 4: 484–98.
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fig. 21
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 217
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 217
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Jones, Dalu and George Michell. <em>The Arts of Islam: Hayward Gallery, 8 April-4 July 1976</em>. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976.
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p. 102, no. 65
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 274
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Mackie, Louise W. "Woven Treasures." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 52, no. 6 (November/December 2012): 12.
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Reproduced and mentioned: p. 12
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Strong, Meghan E. “Art of the Islamic World.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 3 (Summer 2021): 28-30.
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Reproduced: P. 28.
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:49:16.974000
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108857
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Textiles
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Cotton: warp; cotton and silk: wefts; silk: pile, asymmetrical knot; gilt- and silver-metal thread: brocaded
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