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Savonnerie carpet with globe
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Savonnerie carpet with globe

Manufacture de la Savonnerie · c. 1662 - c. 1664 · wool

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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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
Credit lineSavonnerie-tapijt met wereldbol. c. 1662 - c. 1664. Manufacture de la Savonnerie. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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