Carpet
Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956) Executed by Johann H. Backhausen & Söhne Austria, Vienna- Date
- 1902/03
- Medium
- Linen, jute and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots"
- Dimensions
- 497 × 313.7 cm (195 5/8 × 123 1/2 in.); Repeat: 108 × 97.8 cm (42 1/2 × 39 1/4 in.)
- Department
- Textiles
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Auxiliary Board of The Art Institute of Chicago
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