The Emperor's Carpet
Date: second half of 16th century
Construction: Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Origin: Isfahan, Iran
Dimensions: 10' 10" x 24’ 9” (340 cm x 760 cm)
Provenance: Czar Peter the Great (by tradition, until 1698); Austrian Imperial House , Vienna (1698–1921); Vienna Museum für Kunst und Industrie (1921–25); [ Cardinal and Harford, London , 1925–28; sale, Christie, Manson & Wood, London, July 5, 1928, no. 146]; [ International Art Gallery , London, 1928, sold to Arthur U. Pope forRockefeller McCormick]; E. Rockefeller McCormick , Chicago (1928–d. 1932; her estate until 1943; sold to Arthur U. Pope)
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