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Part of the Yakob 'Polonaise' carpet, Iran, Isfahan Province, circa 1625–30, silk, metal wrapped thread and cotton, 2.66 x 1.64 m. Art Gallery of South Australia, gift of William Bowmore, AO OBE, through the AGSA Foundation, 2000. Photo: from AGSA website.
Dr Susan Scollay FRAS is an art historian, specialising in Islamic art and architecture, especially that of the Ottoman Empire and the Persianate world, and in historic textiles. She is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain, an honorary fellow in the department of Art History and Curatorship at the University of Melbourne, and a long-standing contributing editor to the London-based journal HALI: carpets, textiles and Islamic art. Widely published, she is a frequent visitor to Turkey and Central Asia.
This illustrated talk highlights two historic oriental carpets that have their origins in the Islamic world but have found their way to Europe and then to Australia. Each has an established provenance and an extremely interesting life story. The first is the so- called ‘Trinitarias’ carpet, purchased by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1958 as a 17th-century Persian carpet with links to European royalty. Extensive tests have been done to confirm its age and probable origin. The second is the Yakob ‘Polonaise’ carpet in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Carpets of this luxurious type were exhibited in the Polish pavilion at the Paris
International Exhibition of 1878. Donated to AGSA by William Bowmore
in 2000, the AGSA ‘Polonaise’ carpet will soon undergo tests to provide
more information about its structure and origins.
The ‘Trinitarias’ carpet, northern India, first half of 17th century, wool and cotton, 10.44 x 3.36 m. National Gallery of Victoria, Felton Bequest, 1958. Photo: courtesy of NGV.
VENUE: This event will be held at the Naval, Military and AirForce Club, 111 Hutt St, Adelaide (Parking available on site or in Hutt St/Angas St)
RSVP to Jennifer Harris jennifer.harris@adelaide.edu.au
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Account No. 460227240
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