ca. 1685-97
France
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWool (Ghiordes knot, 90 knots per square in.)
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SizeOverall: 15' 10" x 29' 8" (356 x 190 in.) (904.2 x 482.6 cm)
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Geography details
France -
Country today
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Dateca. 1685-97
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This carpet, representing Music, belongs to a series of ninety-three originally intended for (but never used in) the Grande Galerie of the Louvre (then a palace). Instead, individual examples from the series were distributed as diplomatic gifts. Louis XIV sent a version of this design to the Siamese king in 1685.
