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 | The 'Simonetti' Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- ca. 1500
- Geography:
- Egypt, probably Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: L. 353 in. (896.6 cm) W. 94 in. (238.8 cm) Tube: L. 106 in. (269.2 cm) Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Fletcher Fund, 1970
- Accession Number:
- 1970.105
- Named the "Simonetti" carpet after a former owner, this majestic weaving is among the most famous of all Mamluk carpets. One of the larger examples of its type, the carpet has five medallions instead of the more customary one or three and displays a slightly brighter and more varied color palette. Likely produced in Egypt under the Mamluk dynasty, such carpets are surprisingly rich in appearance considering their relatively coarse weave and limited color range. The overall effect is that of a shimmering mosaic.
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 16th century
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- H. 80 in. (203.2 cm) W. 51 in. (129.5 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
- Accession Number:
- 41.190.266
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 | Carpet - Date:
- late 15th–early 16th century
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Textile: L. 98 1/2 in. (250.2 cm) W. 86 in. (218.4 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
- Accession Number:
- 41.190.262
- Documents first refer to Cairo as a carpet-weaving center in the last quarter of the fifteenth century. Carpets of this type figured significantly in Mediterranean commerce and appear in Venetian paintings as early as the sixteenth century. They are characterized by kaleidoscopic profusion of tiny motifs and a limited color range, resulting in an iridescent effect. Production of these so-called Mamluk carpets continued until the mid-sixteenth century, after the 1517 Ottoman conquest of Egypt.
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 18th century
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrical knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- H: 98 in. (248.9 cm) W: 95 in. (241.3 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
- Accession Number:
- 41.190.263
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 16th century
- Geography:
- probably Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool
- Dimensions:
- H: 166 in. (421.6 cm) W: 136 in. (345.4 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1970
- Accession Number:
- 1970.135
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 | Carpet - Date:
- early 16th century
- Geography:
- probably Egypt, probably Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool, (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: H. 84 in. (213.4 cm) W. 105 in. (266.7 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.52
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Fragment - Object Name:
- Fragment
- Date:
- last quarter 16th century
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: H. 77 1/2 in. (196.9 cm) W. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971
- Accession Number:
- 1971.263.1
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Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- H: 72 1/16 in. (183 cm) W: 50 13/16 in. (129 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.54
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- last quarter 16th century
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Silk (warp), wool (weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: L. 164 3/4 in. (418.5 cm) Top of Rug : W. 95 1/4 in. (241.9 cm) Bottom of Rug: W. 102 5/8 in. (260.7 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.57
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: H. 203 in. (515.6 cm) W. 115 in. (292.1 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.56
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 | Ottoman Court Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- late 16th–17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: Gr. L. 226 1/4 in. (574.7 cm) Gr. W. 112 in. (284.5 cm) L. of proper right: 223in. (566.4cm) L. of proper left: 224in. (569cm) Tube: L. 131 1/4 in. (333.4 cm) Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
- Accession Number:
- 41.190.257
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: L. 136 in. (345.4 cm) W. 113 1/2 in. (288.3 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.55
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: L. 164 in. (416.6 cm) W. 112 in. (284.5 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
- Accession Number:
- 41.190.272
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 | Fragment of an Ottoman Court Carpet - Object Name:
- Fragment
- Date:
- last quarter 16th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Rug: L. 62 in. (157.5 cm) W. 69 1/4 in. (175.9 cm) Wt. 21lbs. (9.5 kg) with cradle
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1972
- Accession Number:
- 1972.80.1
- Although Mamluk Cairo fell to the Ottomans in 1517, the city continued to be a major center for artistic production. Using the same materials and techniques as earlier Mamluk carpets, Ottoman court carpets such as this were produced in Egypt for export, primarily to the Ottoman court in Istanbul. The immense scale of this carpet's drawing suggests it once formed part of an even larger carpet.
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 16th–17th century
- Geography:
- probably Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool; asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- L. 81 in. x W. 60 in.
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Gift from the Collection of Hillary Black Dumas and Dr. D. Gilbert Dumas, 2009
- Accession Number:
- 2009.458.10
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 | Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- late 16th–early 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- 65 in. high 35.50 in. wide (165.1 cm high 90.2 cm wide)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
- Accession Number:
- 17.120.137
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 | Carpet - Date:
- ca. 1550
- Geography:
- Egypt, Cairo
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- Textile: H. 79 in. (200.7 cm) W. 48 in. (121.9 cm) Mount: H. 84 3/4 in. (215.3cm) W. 55 3/4 in. (141.6 cm) D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971
- Accession Number:
- 1971.263.2
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Carpet - Object Name:
- Carpet
- Date:
- 17th century
- Geography:
- Egypt
- Medium:
- Wool (warp, weft and pile), asymmetrically knotted pile
- Dimensions:
- H: 74 in. (188 cm) W: 48 in. (121.9 cm)
- Classification:
- Textiles-Rugs
- Credit Line:
- The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
- Accession Number:
- 22.100.53
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