Nepalese Agra Style Pile Rug with Lattice and Palmette Design by Tufenkian

Black ground, gold lattice, and flowers in rows like a well-planned garden.

Nepal weavers made this Agra-style pile rug in wool in the 20th century. The record describes a lattice and palmette design, a pattern commonly associated with Persian and Indian carpet traditions. A dark ground carries a diagonal lattice of vines, with large palmettes set at the crossings in soft gold, rose and teal tones. A border of curling, wave-like motifs frames the field, and short fringe finishes the ends.

The record gives no dimensions. Underfoot in the study, it looks like it knows the books.