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Carpets from the Islamic World, 1600–1800
Under the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal dynasties, carpet weaving was transformed from a minor craft based on patterns passed down from generation to generation into a statewide industry with patterns created in court workshops. In this period, carpets were fabricated in greater quantity than ever before. They were traded to Europe and the Far East where, too precious to be placed on the ground, they were used to cover furniture or hung on walls. Within the Islamic world, especially fine specimens were collected in royal households.
Carpets from the Islamic World, 1600–1800 | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum carpets from the islamic world, 1600–1800... the emperor's carpet (detail), mid-16th century iran (probably herat) silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), asymmetrically knotted pile 24 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft.
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National Gallery of Art, Savonnerie Manufactory (Getty Museum) king of france established carpetmaking workshops. by 1671 the savonnerie carpet factory, named for its new location in a former soapworks ( savon means soap in french), had moved to the western outskirts of paris. the carpets, produced primarily for the royal family, were constructed of fine, close woolen pile, of approximately ninety knots per square inch. a skilled craftsman had to work a full year to make about two and one-
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1225 [248 words]
Carpet - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections case ww order this image summary more information map download pdf version this hand-knotted carpet is the first weaving of a design made by william morris and his assistant j.h. dearle. two later weavings of the design were made. all of morris & co.'s hand-knotted carpets are called 'hammersmiths' after the location of his london home, where they were first woven. this example is part of the morris & co. furnishings for bullerswood in chislehurst in kent, the home of wool trader john sanderson.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78824/carpet/ [517 words]
Carpet - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections on cotton warp and woollen weft; symmetrical knot; 180 knots per sq. in (2,736 per sq. dm) museum number: 450-1888 gallery location: in store order this image summary more information map download pdf version small carpets with a single arch or niche in the design are often referred to as 'prayer carpets'. carpets or embroidered cloths [which are easier to carry around] are often used to define a person's space during muslim prayer rituals.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68174/carpet/ [679 words]
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