Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design
July 7, 2004 | bengisu
Floral motifs are represented in the arts of many
cultures and are ubiquitous in carpet design. Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design examines this
phenomenon from three perspectives - spiritual, cultural, and
artistic - as rendered in the designs of 17th- to 19th-century Indian,
Chinese, Central Asian, Persian, and Turkish carpets. The exhibition
explores cultural preferences for the representation of flowers, the
variety of floral motifs, and their transfer from culture to culture.
Included in the exhibition are 12 carpets drawn from The
Textile Museum's collections, many of which were collected by the
Museum's founder, George Hewitt Myers. Most of the carpets were
produced for the court, and represent some of the oldest and finest examples of their tradition.
Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design will be on view at The
Textile Museum August 27, 2004 - February 6, 2005.
more: textilemuseum.org/PDFs/Floral%20PerspectivesPR.pdf (435)
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