Savonnerie carpet with globe
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Savonnerie carpet with a globe. On a black ground, a central oval medallion of beige, surrounded by an oak-leaf wreath, features a globe of nuanced blue. Flanking it and turned inward are blue urns with ochre-yellow acanthus knobs and feet, resting on a rose-red acanthus rosette that transitions into two symmetrical branched volutes in yellow, violet-white, yellow, and rose-red, entwined with vine tendrils and grape clusters. At the short sides, two large symmetrical volutes emerge from a central piece of acanthus rosettes in yellow, white, and red, tapering into finer, color-alternating volutes and vine tendrils. Narrow borders of gold-yellow, like a red-shaded round rod, feature two interlacing wave bands of white with blue shading. In the corners, a gold-yellow palmette.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description