"Holbein" Rug

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"Holbein" Rug

17th - 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

The characteristic delicate, lacy pattern of this rug is named for the Netherlandish painter Hans Holbein the Younger, who reproduced it in paintings between 1527 and 1543. Though still in common use today, the term “Holbein” rug is misleading because it was not used by Turkish weavers and this type of carpet was first depicted by European painters long before Holbein was born.

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Object Details

Title:

"Holbein" Rug

Date:

17th - 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Turkish

Medium:

Wool

Dimensions:

65 x 42 3/4 in. (165.1 x 108.6 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-65-5

Geography:

Made in central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia

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