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Carpet

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots".
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots".

Date:

1920/29

Artist:

Designed by Jean Lurçat (French, 1892–1966)
Probably produced by Maison Myrbor, Paris
France or Algeria

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Jean Lurçat (Designer)

Title

Carpet

Place

France (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1920–1929

Medium

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"

Inscriptions

"J L"

Dimensions

240.6 × 205.2 cm (94 3/4 × 80 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson

Reference Number

1978.330

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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