A CARPET FRAGMENT, an antique Indian, Mughal Empire 17th-18th century probably, saf, ca 277 x 136 cm.
Three fields with a niche with polychrome trellis and flower patterns. An ivory main border with a flower vine. Compare with a carpet fragment in the Textile Museum, Washington DC.
Reduced, added areas. Hard wear, slightly dirty, stains, repairs, damages, insignificant holes.
Provenance
Rolf Schmitz Collection.
Literature
Compare with Hali, Autumn 1984, text and plate page 328; Charles Grant Ellis' Philadelphia Book, plate 66a.
