The Tabriz Ardabil Carpet

Introduction to the court carpets of the ottoman safavid and mughal empires.

The tabriz ardabil carpet. This is the currently selected item. 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. Herati mahi motifs are used as embellishments in. The botanical forms of are considered some of the finest examples of art nouveau glass.

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. 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. 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. The ardabil carpet is the world s oldest dated carpet and one of the largest most beautiful and historically important.

The shaykh was a sufi leader ancestor of shah ismail. The range starts at bazaar quality of 24 raj number of knots per 7 cm of the widths of the rug and on. Tabriz carpets use fine wool giving luster to the colors and flexibility in handling. Inch 1539 40 c e tabriz kashan isfahan or kirman iran victoria and albert museum.

Safavid dynasty silk warps and wefts with wool pile 25 million knots 340 per sq. Story of the oldest dated carpet in the world the iconic antique ardabil carpet of the victoria and albert museum in london. The tabriz arbadil carpet is the oldest dated carpet in the history of art and was created in 1539 1540. Ardabil carpet maqsud kashani iran possibly tabriz dated 1539 40 a h.

Medallion carpet the ardabil carpet unknown artist maqsud kashani is named on the carpet s inscription persian. 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. 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. Paradise in miniature the court of kayumars part 2.

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