Brooklyn Museum Safavid Carpet Fragment

Medium: Warp: undyed ivory silk z2S. 2 levels

Weft:white silk z1S. 3 shoots

Pile: z2S; white is variable: 2,3,4,5
Dates: mid 16th century
Dynasty: Safavid
Period: Safavid
Dimensions: Old: 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (54.6 x 16.8 cm) (show scale)
Collections:Arts of the Islamic World
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 36.213f
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in memory of his wife, Florence Gibb Pratt
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY-NC
Old: 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (54.6 x 16.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in memory of his wife, Florence Gibb Pratt, 36.213f. Creative Commons-BY-NC