Burrell Collection Wagner Carpet

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Burrell collection wagner carpet.

A persian garden carpet from the burrell collection opening july 10 oct. Burrell displayed it in the drawing room of his castle until 1944 when he gave his art collection including the carpet to the city of glasgow. T he burrell collection s wagner garden carpet will go on display in the metropolitan museum s islamic galleries from july 10 to october 7 2018. The partnership between the burrell collection glasgow and the metropolitan museum new york will provide a rare opportunity for members of the public to see.

A persian garden carpet from the burrell collection opening july 10. An historic piece from the burrell collection in the southside is to be exhibited at the new york metropolitan museum. Wool cotton and silk weft. The magnificent safavid carpet from the burrell collection glasgow explores the importance of the garden to islamic culture through the lens of the renowned wagner garden carpet this rarely displayed masterpiece woven in southeastern iran in the 17th century is one of the three earliest surviving persian garden carpets.

The wagner garden carpet a late 17th century persian carpet never before seen in the united states will be on view at the metropolitan museum of art this summer and fall in the special installation eternal springtime. The earliest example of a garden carpet outside of asia and produced under the safavid dynasty in. The wagner garden carpet 17th century. Lent by glasgow life glasgow museums on behalf of glasgow city council.

The wagner garden carpet is considered to be one of the three earliest. The magnificent safavid carpet from the burrell collection glasgow museum of. Garden of heaven a unique persian carpet in the burrell collection. From the burrell collection with the approval of the burrell trustees.

A rare opportunity to view sir william burrell s prized 17th century persian wagner garden carpet believed to be the second most important iranian carpet in the uk next to the ardabil carpet at the v a museum the carpet will be displayed at the burrell collection in glasgow. Named after a german collector who acquired it in the early years of the 20th century the wagner garden carpet was bought by scottish shipping magnate sir william burrell in 1939. Saturday 27 march sunday 11 april 2010.