FDA-A.21-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.21-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Persian Mahal Carpet
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Heavily decorated carpet in shades of blue, red and beige
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 6700mm
width (actual size): 4450mm
width (actual size): 4450mm
Materials & techniques note
Wool pile on cotton wrap and weft foundation threads
Physical description
Stylised flowers and foliage on a navy blue ground, repeated across the main field. Bordered by stylized flowers on a red ground within guard strips
Production
Note
Handmade
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: This may be the carpet described as 'a blue Chinese rug' in correspondence relating to the Chitty bequest of 1997
