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This spectacular carpet, one of three with this royal pattern, was originally designed for Louis XV’s dining room at chateau La Muette by the prominent Savonnerie artist Pierre-Josse Perrot in 1735. The royal arms of France on the orb are topped by a crown with eagle’s wings. Cornucopia issue from corner pieces that alternate with military trophies. The lively artistic style was simplified for faster weaving and a brown ground was used to heighten the brilliant colors.The Savonnerie factory was founded in the early 1600s to create French versions of Oriental carpets, whose import had created a drain on the economy. The technique, copying Turkish carpets, has wool pile formed with symmetrical rug-knots, wool warps, and hemp wefts.
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128056
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Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms
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Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms
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This spectacular carpet, one of three with this royal pattern, was originally designed for Louis XV’s dining room at chateau La Muette by the prominent Savonnerie artist Pierre-Josse Perrot in 1735. The royal arms of France on the orb are topped by a crown with eagle’s wings. Cornucopia issue from corner pieces that alternate with military trophies. The lively artistic style was simplified for faster weaving and a brown ground was used to heighten the brilliant colors.The Savonnerie factory was founded in the early 1600s to create French versions of Oriental carpets, whose import had created a drain on the economy. The technique, copying Turkish carpets, has wool pile formed with symmetrical rug-knots, wool warps, and hemp wefts.
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c. 1740–50
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en
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Q60761525
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Carpet
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Overall: 546 x 615.6 cm (214 15/16 x 242 3/8 in.)
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France, 18th century
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1950.8
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Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hemp
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Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms, c. 1740–50. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627), Pierre Josse Perrot (French). Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hemp; overall: 546 x 615.6 cm (214 15/16 x 242 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.8
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Textiles
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 290
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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. 136
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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. 136
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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. 179
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Langeois, David, Daniel Alcouffe, and Sandrine Riahi. <em>Quelques chefs-d'oeuvre de la collection Djahanguir Riahi: ameublement français du XVIIIe siècle</em>. [Milano]: Franco Maria Ricci, 1999.
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p. 170-171
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Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 368-369
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:36:28.635000
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Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hemp
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