Millefleur Carpet with a Flower-and-Trellis Pattern, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to India, probably Kashmir, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Max. H. 99 3/4 in. (251.5 cm); Min. H. 97 3/4 in. (248.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, A lozenge diaper pattern of floral stems provides visual structure to this millefleur carpet with hundreds of densely arranged flowers. In a break from more typical millefleur designs in which flowers fill a niche-like space or simply cover the entire field with an abundance of blossoms, the flowers of this carpet are arranged in a repeating geometric pattern
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