A MUGHAL SUMMER CARPET

INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CIRCA 1760

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A MUGHAL SUMMER CARPET
INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CIRCA 1760
Of near square form, quilted and embroidered with silk and silver thread, the central field arranged around a central cusped medallion with a large rosette bordered with carnations, the field with floral sprays between four corners with cusped arches and sprays of carnations, the borders with bands of floral sprays between rows of palmettes, on cream ground
110 x 258in. (342 x 293cm.)

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This floor spread closely relates to a summer carpet in the Cleveland Museum of Art, attributed to Delhi, probably from royal Mughal workshops (1916-1359). However, another publication attributes the same floor-cover to 18th century Deccan and notes that "it preserves a classical Islamic format with a centre medallion balanced by quartered medallions in the corners of the field" and that "the vigour and energy of the arts of the Deccan dominate the design of [the] floor-cover" (Rahul Jain, Rapture, The Arts of Indian Textiles, New Delhi, 2011, cat.55, pp.160-161).

The technique of couched metallic embroidery is believed to have been brought to India by Portuguese traders. In the 18th century, a large number of these were exported to Portugal through the port of Goa.