Mughal carpet fragment

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 50.136.1
Type: textile; carpet
Date of production:
17th c.
Mughal period
Place of production:
Acquisition: donation of Imre Schwaiger
Materials: wool
Techniques: hand knotted
Dimensions: height: 27.5 cm
width: 34.5 cm
Hand knotted woolen carpet from the Mughal era. A piece of woolen carpet with a thick knot, worked on a strong cotton material, withapprox. 4850 knots / dm2. Green, yellow, white patterns on a burgundy background. With stylized lotus buds in the middle, a bright asoca branch around it.