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Rug
Alliance Israélite Universelle Schoolafter 1901
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
The composition of this rug is based on a photograph of Theodore Herzl taken in 1901. The center field is divided into two zones. The upper is filled with a frontal bust portrait of Herzl. Below is a hanging mosque lamp in a niche, the subject favored for prayer rugs. The flowers between the bases of the columns are a sign of paradise. Although derived from classic prayer rugs, the forms and composition of the lower half here are debased.
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Details
- Title: Rug
- Creator: Alliance Israélite Universelle School
- Date Created: after 1901
- Location: Jerusalem, Israel, Asia
- Physical Dimensions: 44 × 24 1/2 in. (111.8 × 62.2 cm)
- Type: Decorative Arts
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
- External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
- Medium: Machine pile weave rug
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