Title: Silk Kashan Carpet
Object type: Carpet
Date: 16th century
Medium: Silk (warp, weft and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: Rug: H. 98 1/16 in. (249 cm)
         W. 67 5/16 in. (171 cm)
Mount: H. 106 1/2 in. (270.5 cm)
            W. 75 1/4 in. (191.1 cm)
            D. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Object not yet weighed. Test lifted, Estimated weight 200lbs.
Classification: Textiles-Rugs
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Douglas M. Moffat, 1958
Geography: Made in probably Kashan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Palmettes, term: Flowers