Detail View: The AMICA Library: Silk Velvet Floor Cover or Hanging

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.2001.35
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Textiles
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian; Mughal
Creator Name-CRT: 
India, possibly Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Mughal Period, reign of Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707), second half 17th century
Title: 
Silk Velvet Floor Cover or Hanging
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1658-1707
Creation Start Date: 
1658
Creation End Date: 
1707
Materials and Techniques: 
solid-pile velvet, warp-pile substitution (5 colors)
Classification Term: 
Velvets
Style or Period: 
India, Mughal Period, reign of Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707), second half 17th century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 285cm x 165.8cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
2001.35
Credit Line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: 
Provenance: 
European household, [Christie's London sale ,"Oriental and Islamic Costumes and Textiles" June 13, 1989, sale no. TEX 3342, lot 26]; Sun Motoyama Co. Ltd., Tokyo; [Francesca Galloway, London]
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.AM20021010.tif