The Pearl Carpet Of Baroda

The baroda carpet of pearls which closely resembles the tippet at tehran described by brydge.

The pearl carpet of baroda.

The pearl carpet of baroda which was mainly composed of an estimated 1 5 million basra pearls is a living testimony to the flourishing pearl trade that existed in the past between the persian gulf and the indian subcontinent. The persian gulf the red sea and the gulf of mannar were the hub of the international pearl trade since ancient times. 173 centimetres 68 in created. Furniture and furnishings rights.

Gold glass cotton wool. Pearl carpet of baroda. 19th century location created. Its design was inspired by the indian mughal period and the safavid period of iran but its motifs could easily be ignored if it weren t from the millions of precious stones covering it.

The pearl carpet of baroda gujarat india the foundation of silk and fine deer hide is densely embroidered overall with a design worked in strings of natural basra pearls measuring approximately 1 3mm and english coloured glass beads. The pearl carpet of baroda is 2 64 meters long 1 73 meters wide and is made from a mixture of silk and deer hide. 264 centimetres 104 in width. The pearl carpet of baroda creator.

Pearl carpet was created in the early 1860s on the orders of one of the richest indian maharaja the ruler of baroda khanda rao. Originally a part of a five piece set the baroda pearl carpet was commissioned by maharaja khanderao gaekwad to give as an offering to the prophet s tomb in medina in 1865. This carpet is said to be ten and one half feet long by six feet wide and to be made up of strings of pearls except that a border eleven inches wide and also center ornaments are worked out in diamonds. Silk pearl gemstone metal.

National museum of qatar. National museum of qatar medium. Deerskin and silk embellished with pearls diamonds rubies and emeralds.