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The central composition shows a double flowering poppy flanked by two tiny tulips beneath a pointed bracketed arched. The spandrels of the arch are filled with a vine bearing double poppies, while there is a flowering lotus vine on the main border. The guard stripes are of stepped lozenges. At least two contemporary rugs were made from the same cartoon, although they have silk or cotton warps and wefts and are knotted in wool of variable quality. This diversity is an important indication that the same workshop was simultaneously producing top-quality rugs for the court and rugs of lesser quality for clients of more limited means. This design was much favoured for Indian cotton, both embroidered and block-printed (palampores), made for home consumption as well as for export.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Silk Rug

Date

c.1630–1640

Medium

silk pile on a silk foundation

Accession number

395

Work type

Textile art

The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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Artist or maker

unknown artist

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