Carpet

Provenance

Charles Deering (1852–1927), Evanston, IL, Miami, and Spain, by 1922 [on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago from Feb. 2, 1922, loan number 246.22, TR1; copy in curatorial object file; Berberyan and Thomson 1924]; by descent to his daughter, Marion McCormick (1886-1965; born Marion Deering; also Mrs. Chauncey McCormick) [incoming receipt R8989, Apr. 7, 1947; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Carpet

17th-18th century

Accession Number

60495

Medium

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

Dimensions

614.7 × 322.5 cm (242 × 126 7/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick