The Ardabil Carpet Lacma

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The ardabil carpet lacma.

A tale of two persian carpets one by one. Lacma the los angeles county museum of art will exhibit the almost 500 year old ardabil carpet from november 14 2009 to january 18 2010. At one end of the ardabil carpet a cartouche contains an inscription which dates to 1539 40 ad. Goodbye ardabil carpet the famous ardabil carpet will be on display until september 5 2011 in lacma los angeles county museum of art.

Another piece of this rare pair magnificent persian carpets is in the victoria albert museum in london. The ardabil and coronation carpets dating to the first half of the 16th century lacma s two spectacular persian carpets both the gift of j. The famous ardabil carpet will be on display again. Set before the king s throne in westminster abbey the carpet was also prominently featured in edwin austin abbey s painting of the event.

The ardabil carpet is the name of two different famous persian carpets the largest and best known now in the victoria and albert museum in london. The other piece is in los angeles county museum of art lacma. It now measures 34 6 by 17 6. This carpet was one of a matching pair that was made for the shrine of safi al din ardabili when it was enlarged in the late 1530s.

The other carpet now in the los angeles county museum of art and smaller at 283 x 157 1 2 in was made up of the sections in adequate condition unused. But the luxurious ardabil carpet is warm and fecund embodying a powerful counterpoint. Ardabil carpet detail iran dated 1539 40 los angeles county museum of art gift of j. The carpets were located side by side in the shrine.

Ardabil carpet maqsud kashani iran possibly tabriz dated 1539 40 a h. Originally there were two presumably identical carpets and the london carpet as restored and reconstructed in the 19th century uses sections from both. Paul getty photo museum associates lacma beyond its physical perfection the history of the carpet is nothing short of astonishing especially for iranians. I encourage everyone who can to visit this magnificent carpet before it is removed from the display and put is rest in a tube in vacuum in the treasure basement of the museum for another few years.

Jon thompson from u k. About 40 miles west of the caspian sea the climate is cold and dry. Lacma s coronation carpet received its name because it was used at the 1902 coronation of the united kingdom s edward vii son of queen victoria. Paul getty have only rarely been exhibited due in part to their size and their sensitivity to light.

Today the ardabil carpet dominates the main islamic art gallery in the victoria and albert museum in london while its twin is in the los angeles county museum of art.