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Carpet

Unknown artist, 1801/50

3.6 m × 3.13 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.1 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.13 m
Width: 3.6 m
Medium: Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian (Sehna) knots"
Kind: Textile
Made in: India
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 359.9 × 246.3 cm (141 3/4 × 97 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 2.46 m × 3.6 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Richard T. Crane Jr. Memorial Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 3.6 m × 3.13 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1801/50. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Richard T. Crane Jr. Memorial Fund.
How was it made?: Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian (Sehna) knots", made in India.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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