A SILK EMBROIDERED IVORY COTTON SUMMER CARPET

MUGHAL, CIRCA 1700

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A SILK EMBROIDERED IVORY COTTON SUMMER CARPET
MUGHAL, CIRCA 1700
Finely tamboured with corner medallions and a lobed central medallion against a ground of elegantly scrolling leaves and flowers, label to the reverse 'Mrs H Hill. Poulton. Marlborough'
123 x 99 in. (312 x 251.5 cm.) approx.

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Mrs. H. Hill, Poulton, Marlborough.

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Summer carpets were used in the peripatetic Mughal court as floor coverings in royal or aristocratic tents. The wall hangings were sometimes embroidered or woven en suite. This example is particularly elegantly drawn, recalling contemporary miniatures.