Mudéjar Carpet with Design Derived from Anatolian “Lotto” Carpets
- Culture
- Spanish
- Date
- 17th century
- Material
- Wool
- made in
- Alcaraz, Albacete province, Spain, Europe
- Classification
- Coverings & hangings, textiles
- Collection
- Islamic Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 14 ft. 7 in. x 94 3/4 in. (444.5 x 240.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of James F. Ballard
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 127:1929
Provenance
- 1929
James F. Ballard [James Franklin Ballard (1851–1931)], St. Louis, MO and New York, NY [1]
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by James F. Ballard [2]
Notes:
[1] This object is published in Maurice S. Dimand, The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis (St. Louis: 1935), pl. XIII (halftone illustration). In the catalogue's foreword (dated June 1930), the donor, James F. Ballard, states that he gave 69 objects to the Museum in May 1929. The Deed of Gift of the James F. Ballard Collection is dated May 2, 1929.
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of the City Art Museum, April 22, May 7, and December 6, 1929.
James F. Ballard [James Franklin Ballard (1851–1931)], St. Louis, MO and New York, NY [1]
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by James F. Ballard [2]
Notes:
[1] This object is published in Maurice S. Dimand, The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis (St. Louis: 1935), pl. XIII (halftone illustration). In the catalogue's foreword (dated June 1930), the donor, James F. Ballard, states that he gave 69 objects to the Museum in May 1929. The Deed of Gift of the James F. Ballard Collection is dated May 2, 1929.
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of the City Art Museum, April 22, May 7, and December 6, 1929.
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