Khamseh Carpet
| Title | Khamseh Carpet |
|---|---|
| Artist | Southwest Iran |
| Date | c. 1890 19th century |
| Medium | Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Turkish (Ghiordes) knots" |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Iran Iran |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Joseph W. Fell |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Khamseh Carpet” is a work by Southwest Iran, dated c. 1890. It is executed in wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish (ghiordes) knots" and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Southwest Iran. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 1890. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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