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Carpet

Unknown artist, About 1450, before 1473

1.99 m × 5.38 m

Longer than a car. Stood on end it is 3.2 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 5.38 m
Width: 1.99 m
Medium: Wool, plain weave with supplementary wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Spanish knots"
Kind: Textile
Made in: Spain
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: 538.5 × 198.8 cm (212 × 78 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.99 m × 5.38 m. Turned to face the way the photograph does.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

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

How big is it?: 1.99 m × 5.38 m. Longer than a car. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made About 1450, before 1473. 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: Gift of Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson.
How was it made?: Wool, plain weave with supplementary wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Spanish knots", made in Spain, Arts of the Islamic World.
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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