Finesse

Shalimar Garden

Brand Name: Stickley
Collection: Designer Rugs

Shalimar Garden is a hand-knotted wool Indian carpet. Woven on looms located in the ancient city ofJaipur, this carpet and the rugs from this area were an inspiration to William Morris and other noted Arts and Craftsleaders in their design of textiles and wallpapers. This design is from a carpet woven during the reign of Jahangir(r.1605-27). During this Mughal King’s reign trade with the West brought European botanical paintings to India,which inspired Mughal artists to reproduce their own plants naturalistically. The fineness of the weave on such aclassical Indian piece gives it an intricacy and life-like quality not often found on knotted carpets. The tomb of Jahangiris located near Shalimar Gardens in Lahore Pakistan. These beautiful Gardens surrounding the magnificent tomb area tribute to a man who was part of the renaissance of art and literature during his reign as Mughal King.