Carpet, dragon design
Date18th c.
OriginAsia, Caucasus, Kuba
MediumWool pile, natural wool wefts and warps.
Dimensions90" X 141"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1959-108
DescriptionDragon design carpet: Ghiordes knots; about 100 knots per sq. inch; 2 shoots of e wefts after wach row of knots. Colors: Ground: field-red, border- ivory; Pattern: blue, red, green, mauve, ivory, black, rose, gold. This example of a late so-called dragon rug features 4 degenerate or misunderstood dragons in the field. Other field designs include highly stylized leaf and palmette forms, latch hook and other geometric devices typical of Caucasian carpets. A series of hexagons forms the design of the narrow border.Construction History
1959 - Repaired and lined
July 1970 - reinforced and edges rewoven; not relinedProvenancePrior to 1959, Beshir Galleries (New York); 1959-present, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
18th century
1700-1730
18th c.
17th century
18th c.
Probably late 17th century
17th or 18th century
17th century or later
18th century (possibly)
18th or 19th century
17th or 18th c.