Pashmina Carpet Fragment, first half 17th century, Attributed to Northern India, Silk (warp and weft), pashmina wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile: L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This carpet fragment and the others in the group come from a well-known carpet. The rich red of the ground would have been achieved with the expensive insect dye called lac, probably combined with the madder plant
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Pashmina Carpet Fragment, first half 17th century, Attributed, Northern India, Silk, warp, weft, pashmina wool, pile, asymmetrically knotted pile, Textile, L, 13 1/2, 34.3 cm, Textiles-Rugs, carpet, fragment, group come, well, rich red, ground, achieved, expensive insect, dye, lac, combined, madder plant
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