Dragon Rug

Gallery 306, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Main Building

Dragon Rug

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian, Kurdistan?

This is the only known dragon rug that has been knotted in the Persian manner. The last twelve inches of the carpet, woven in the opposite direction from the rest of its length, is also an unusual structural feature. This may be because the weaver was migratory and had to remove the carpet from the loom in order to move. When the weaving resumed, the rug was mounted on the loom in the opposite direction.

Gallery 306, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Dragon Rug

Date:

18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Iranian, Persian, Kurdistan?

Medium:

Wool and cotton

Dimensions:

19 feet 2 inches x 6 feet 10 inches (584.2 x 208.3 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-65-23

Geography:

Made in Iran, Asia Possibly made in Kurdistan, Asia

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Gallery 306, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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