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Motifs and Symbols in 'Polonaise' kilims

Description:

At the Paris World's Fair of 1878, visitors could view a Persian carpet created with a Polish royal family coat of arms. This type of carpet was dubbed a "Polonaise" kilim in 1878. The term, still used by many, refers to kilims actually made not in Poland, but in Persia during the Safavid...

Author:

Scibor, Adrianna

Keyword:

Research Days, Textiles, 16th century, Poland, 17th century, Undergraduate works, Student works, Kilim, and Carpet

GW Unit:

Museum Studies

Resource Type:

Poster