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  • Art Institute Chicago
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Medallion Oushak Carpet (in five pieces): Central royal blue medallion containing arabesques and vines, flanked by lobbed half medallions on a  brick red arabesque, vine and carnation-filled field, within a royal blue palmette-filled border

Medallion Oushak Carpet (in five pieces): Central royal blue medallion containing arabesques and vines, flanked by lobbed half medallions on a brick red arabesque, vine and carnation-filled field, within a royal blue palmette-filled border

The central medallion is blue ground; the field is red and is filled with a beautifully drawn blue floral arabesque. Wool warp, wool wefts, and symmetrical wool knots.

Wool

Textile Arts