Velvet and Silk Carpet

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 17th century
Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded
Dimensions: Rug: L. 183 1/2 in. (466.1 cm) W. 103 3/4 in. (263.5 cm)
Origin: India
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #946B54 · 45%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A88B6D · 13%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BBA384 · 12%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #847157 · 7%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6C442A · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #767459 · 5%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #7E5442 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #60201A · 2%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D9BD97 · 2%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #892D31 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9F5949 · 1%

Laurel Cloth · Green family · #58654F · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #7E6C5E · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #363D2B · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #716A61 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #B3A09D · <1%

Weathered Madder · Red family · #965B5D · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #AEAFB9 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1927

11 tags

Patterns Visual · 99%

Repeated floral sprays, vegetal scrolls, lobed medallion-like forms, and ornamental borders create a strongly patterned surface.
Dense Composition Visual · 98%

The central field is filled with numerous small floral, leafy, and scrolling motifs, leaving relatively little undecorated ground.
Symmetrical Visual · 94%

The large central forms and surrounding motifs are arranged with pronounced bilateral balance along the carpet's vertical axis.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%

The carpet is extensively embellished with floral ornament, medallion-like forms, scrolling borders, and fine repeated details.
Earth Tones Visual · 93%

The visible palette is dominated by muted rose, terracotta, dusty red, olive and pale green, cream, tan, and related subdued hues.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the carpet to the 17th century, with a date range of 1600–1699.

Indian Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical museum metadata lists India as the place of origin.

Natural Fibers Metadata · 98%

Silk is explicitly listed in the catalog medium; silk is a natural fiber.
Metal Metadata · 98%

The catalog explicitly identifies metal-wrapped thread as part of the carpet's construction.

Rug Both · 99%

The work is cataloged by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a carpet, and the image clearly shows a large rectangular floor textile with a central field and enclosing borders.
Textile Arts Both · 99%

The catalog classifies the object as a textile-rug and specifies silk, metal-wrapped thread, cut and voided velvet, and brocaded construction; the image shows an extensively patterned woven textile surface.

Unknown artist. Velvet and Silk Carpet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.