Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462

The design of this velvet hanging is organized as it would be on a carpet, with a central and corner medallions, guard borders, and a main border. For special occasions, Mughal palaces and pavilions were spread with silk hangings, carpets, and velvets such as this.

Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet

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Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet
Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet
Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet
Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet
Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet
Hanging with a Medallion Carpet Design, Silk; cut velvet

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