COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
BMFA.66.293
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Mirak, Aqa
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Role:
designers
Note:
Probably designed by
Creator Name-CRT:
Aqa Mirak
Creator Name:
Sultan Muhammad
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Role:
designers
Creator Dates/Places:
Persian
Note:
Probably designed by
Creator Name-CRT:
Sultan Muhammad
Title:
Hunting carpet
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
about 1530
Creation Start Date:
1520
Creation End Date:
1540
Materials and Techniques:
Silk warp, silk weft, silk knotted pile (asymmetrical knot), supplementary pattern weft of metallic yarns
Style or Period:
Safavid
Creation Place:
Iran
Dimensions:
480.1 x 225 cm (189 x 88 9/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number:
66.293
Credit Line:
Gift of John Goelet, Centennial Purchase Fund, and restricted funds
Context:
Probably from the royal looms of Shah Tahmasp
Context - Date:
ruled Persia 1524-1576
Context - Person:
Shah Tahmasp (patron)
Context - Place:
Persia
Related Image Identifier Link:
BMFA.136-38.TIF
