Isphahan Garden design rug

Item Information

Title:
Isphahan Garden design rug
Description:
Large rug with center panel divided into twelve squares on tan ground. Each square contains four rectangles that depict a different floral or animal design in browns, rusts, blues, and green [very faded]. The top left square depicts: a banana tree, a flowering tree and mountains, another type of flowering tree, and two trees and mountains. The top center square depicts: a standing antelope, a bana tree, a cyprus tree, and a flowering tree. The top right square depicts: a flowering tree and mountains, a standing antelope, two trees and mountains, and a cyprus tree. The second row left square depicts: a leafy tree, a bana tree, a standing antelope, and a flowering tree with mountains. Second row center square depicts: flowers and leaves, a leafy tree, a standing antelope, a sitting antelope. Second row right square depicts: a banana tree, flowers and leaves, a flowering tree with mountains, and a standing antelope. Third row left square depicts: two trees with flowers, Third row center depicts: a tree with leaves, two trees with mountains, flowers and leaves, and a banana tree. Third row right square depicts: flowers and leaves, a tree with leaves, a vase with flowers, and flowers and leaves. Fourth [bottom] row left depicts: a giraffe, a cyprus tree, a willow tree, and flowers and leaves. Fourth row center depicts: leaves and flowers, a giraffe, a banana tree, and a willow tree. Fourth row right depicts: a cyprus tree, flowers and leaves, leaves and flowers, and a banana tree. Each of the twelve main squares is divided by a pathway that contains Farsi script, flowers, birds, and mountains. There are several small borders of rosettes and leaves in tan and dark blue. The widest border contains: giraffes, birds, tigers, leopard, peacocks, lions, cyprus trees, mountains, and flowers. In the center of each side there is an orange medallion that contains more Farsi script. The edges and fringe are cotton.
Date:
2006
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
rugs (textiles)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Extent:
3/16 in. x 166 15/16 in. x 229 9/16 in. (H x W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/189486
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Iran
Notes:
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
Accession #:
2006.44.1035
Identifier:
189486