Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design on Exhibit in
Washington, DC, August 16--Floral motifs are represented in the arts of many cultures and are ubiquitous in carpet design, according to Payvand's Iran News.
Floral Perspectives in Carpet Design, on view at The Textile Museum in Washington, DC from August 27, 2004 – February 6, 2005, examines this phenomenon from three perspectives – spiritual, cultural, and artistic – as rendered in the designs of 17th- to 19th-century Indian, Chinese, Central Asian, Persian, and Turkish carpets. The exhibition explores cultural preferences for the representation of flowers, the variety of floral motifs, and their transfer from culture to culture.
Included in the exhibition are 12 carpets drawn from The Textile Museum's collections, many of which were collected by the Museum's founder, George Hewitt Myers. Most of the carpets were produced for the court, and represent some of the oldest and finest examples of their tradition.
