Carpet, palmette design
Date18th century
OriginAsia, Caucasus
MediumWool pile, tan cotton warps, brown and tan wool wefts
Dimensions95" X 202" 95" x 202"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Robert McKay.
Object number1963-733
DescriptionPalmette design carpet of ghiordes knot; about 56 knots per square inch; one shoot double wefts (one tan, one brown), after each row of knots. Colors: Ground: field- blue with abrashes, border- gold, guard bands- red, palmettes- lt. blue and lt. gold. Pattern: Lt. red, dk. red, lt. blue, med. blue, yellow, gold, lt. green, dark brown, black. The field is composed of large fan palmettes bearing small flower palmettes alternating with large oval cartouches bearing flower palmettes. the intervening field shows stylized tulips, small palmettes, serrated leaves, and trailing tendrils bearing small rosettes and leaves. The main border palmettes alternating with rosettes, connected by waving stems with leaves. The guard bands have a simple wavy line motif.Construction History
1964 - cleaned by Yonan Rug Co. (Richmond, VA)Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenancePrior to 1963, Mrs. Robert McKay (Long Island, NY); 1963-present, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
17th century
Possibly 18th century
20th century (probably)
Probably 19th or 20th c.
18th c.
17th or 18th century
18th century, possibly
19th century
18th or 19th century
17th century (probably)
19th or 20th c.