Garden Carpet

Not on view

The earliest Persian garden carpets date from the seventeenth century. This example from Kurdistan or northwestern Iran dates from about 1800. The composition comprises two repeats of the classic Islamic garden plan, known as "Four Gardens" (Chahar Bagh). It shows a wide central stream of water intersected by narrower courses, all of them enlivened by fish. The units separated by the streams represent ornamental pools or flowerbeds, and the composition as a whole abounds with flowering plants, shrubs, and trees.

Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Recto

Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Garden Carpet, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); symmetrically knotted pile

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.