Textile ArtsPersian20th century

Carpet, 'Mina Khani' Pattern

c. 1910

Description

Central field of rosettes latticed on dark blue ground. Mina khani pattern (all-over pattern of two or more flower blossoms connected by a diamond lattice)

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Knotted

Medium

Woven with knotted wool pile

Culture

Persian

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

549 x 355 cm (216 1/8 x 139 3/4 in.)

Related Artworks

Textile Arts

Cut Velvet Pillow

Unidentified Artist, 19th-20th century

Cut velvet and satin

19th-20th centuryEuropean?

Unknown Artist, 19th century

Wool

Unknown Artist, 1850-1900

Wool warp, weft and pile

19th-20th centuryTurkish

Textile Arts

Pieta Tapestry

Unidentified Artist, 1920s

Linen warp with wool weft

20th centuryPolish

Textile Arts

Imperial Robe with Dragon Decor

Unknown Artist, Qianlong period, 1736-1795

Silk in kesi' tapestry weave, selected elements woven with metallic gold threads

18th centuryChinese

Textile Arts

Towel

Unidentified Artist, second half 16th century

Cotton

Velvet

Textile Sample of Eisengarn for Tubular Furniture Upholstery

Bauhaus Weaving Workshop, after 1927

Cotton and wax-covered cotton in blue and black, twill weave

20th centuryGerman

Textile Arts

Textile Fragment of the Kyōhō era with Design of Maples

Unknown Artist

Japanese

Textile Arts

Fragment of Single Compound Satin Weave

Unknown Artist

Italian