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Detail of an Indo-Esfahan carpet, 17th century; in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Detail of a Chinese carpet with an allover floral design framed by several contrasting borders, c. 1900. Detail of a Persian kilim from Senneh (Sanandaj), Iran, 19th century. A tapestry-woven wool rug, it has an allover identical repeat pattern of bōtehs (leaves with curling tips) in rows. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Full size 1.65 × 1.19 metres. Persian silk carpet from Kāshān, Iran, late 16th century. The field is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a wreath of small cartouches, and framed by corresponding cornerpieces. In the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 2.41 × 1.65 metres. knots in handmade carpets Chief design motifs in rugs and carpets. Chief design motifs in rugs and carpets. Iran Turkey Caucasus Mountains
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Persian silk carpet from Kāshān, Iran, late 16th century. The field is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a wreath of small cartouches, and framed by corresponding cornerpieces. In the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 2.41 × 1.65 metres.
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In France, too, the stimulus for the production of knotted carpets may have come from the East; but the designs of the rugs were inspired by contemporary French decoration rather than Oriental carpet design. Jean Fortier and Pierre Dupont won fame knotting pieces in the Hospice de la Savonnerie at Chaillot, which was converted from a soap factory to a carpet factory in the early 17th century. “Savonnerie” became a mark of distinction in French carpets, reaching a zenith during the later 17th century with Louis XIV’s immense order for Versailles. Combined since 1826 with the Gobelins factory, the firm ...(100 of 8339 words)

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