The Tabriz Ardabil Carpet

It is one of the oldest rug weaving centers and makes a huge diversity of types of carpets.

The tabriz ardabil carpet.

Story of the oldest dated carpet in the world the iconic antique ardabil carpet of the victoria and albert museum in london. The shaykh was a sufi leader ancestor of shah ismail. It was made in the town of ardabil in north west iran the burial place of shaykh safi al din ardabili who died in 1334. 946 textiles wool knotted pile on silk plain weave foundation p among the world s most famous artifacts the ardabil carpet and its mate in the victoria and albert museum london are products of the great flowering of the arts particularly those of textile and the book under the safavid rulers of iran.

Herati mahi motifs are used as embellishments in. Tabriz carpets use fine wool giving luster to the colors and flexibility in handling. The court of gayumars. The ardabil carpet is the world s oldest dated carpet and one of the largest most beautiful and historically important.

Ziegler s directly or indirectly through tabriz based carpet dealer hildebrand stevens bought the carpet in 1888 from the shrine of shaykh safi in ardabil repairing it heavily. This is the currently selected item. The botanical forms of are considered some of the finest examples of art nouveau glass. Medallion carpet the ardabil carpet unknown artist maqsud kashani is named on the carpet s inscription persian.

The process utilizes a series of dye baths and wax applications to create a design on fabric. A tabriz rug carpet is a type in the general category of persian carpets from the city of tabriz the capital city of east azarbaijan province in north west of iran totally populated by azerbaijanis. The ardabil carpet or ardebil carpet is the name of two different famous persian carpets the largest and best known now in the victoria and albert museum in london originally there were two presumably identical carpets and the london carpet as restored and reconstructed in the 19th century uses sections from both. Introduction to the court carpets of the ottoman safavid and mughal empires.

Hand woven in the heart of northwest persia probably in or around the city of tabriz by court official maqsud kashani the famous ardabil carpet is a historical carpet with every single carefully placed knot this magnificent and iconic antique carpet exhibits. Classic tabriz carpets feature a central medallion with all over designs of floral motifs leaves tendrils and vines echoing the stylistic characteristics of the ardabil carpets yet each is a unique work. Ardabil carpet maqsud kashani iran possibly tabriz dated 1539 40 a h. Safavid dynasty silk warps and wefts with wool pile 25 million knots 340 per sq.

Paradise in miniature the court of kayumars part 2. Inch 1539 40 c e tabriz kashan isfahan or kirman iran victoria and albert museum. Robinson s in turn had purchased the carpet from ziegler s of manchester a trading firm with offices in both tabriz and sultanabad modern arak in iran.