Resource Spotlight | “Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era” by Daniel Walker

 

Carpet (detail)
mid-17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
17.190.857
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 
 
 

Flowers Underfoot

Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era

 
 

by Daniel Walker

 
 

This resource is generously provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
mid-17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), silk (weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973
1974.149.2
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
Late 16th–early 17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
17.190.858
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises
late 17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with brass (bidri ware)
Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1984
1984.221
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Chitarman
recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
55.121.10.24
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern
second half 18th century
Cotton (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970
1970.302.7
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet with Irises, Tulips, and Other Flowering Plants
ca. 1650
Cotton (warp and weft); wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest and Rogers Fund, 1970
1970.321
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
ca. 1650
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.725
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms
ca. 1650
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.725
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design
1630–40
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.722
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet Fragment
ca. 1650
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
32.100.457
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet
mid-17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
17.190.857
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragments of a Carpet with Lattice and Blossom Pattern
ca. 1650
Made in India or present-day Pakistan, Kashmir or Lahore
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.723
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragments of a Carpet with Lattice and Blossom Pattern
ca. 1650
Made in India or present-day Pakistan, Kashmir or Lahore
Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.723
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet (detail)
mid-17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
17.190.857
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragment of a Floorspread
late 17th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1982
1982.239a
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet (detail)
mid-17th century
Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
17.190.857
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragments of a Carpet
mid-17th century
Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
14.40.719
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

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Author | Daniel Walker
Publisher | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date of Publication | 1997

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