Persian Carpet

Artist Unknown

1600–1726

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.
This Persian carpet, manufactured between 1600 and 1630, was later used for a reader’s desk and desk cover in the Portuguese Synagogue in The Hague, Netherlands.

Credits

Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, MB00068. On loan from the Portuguese Jewish Community Amsterdam.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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