The Carpet and the Connoisseur

Saint Louis Art Museum, MO

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Fragment of a Mughal Court Carpet with Compartment Layout on Red Ground (mid-17th century), Unknown. Image courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of James F. Ballard 73:1929

The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs

The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs highlights the extraordinary range of Oriental carpets assembled by one of the most important early 20th-century American collectors who set a new standard for collecting and scholarship.

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Detail of Small Octagonal Pavilion Tent (probably late 19th or early 20th century), Unknown. Image courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of James F. Ballard 132:1929a,b

Portrait of James F. Ballard Unknown. Image courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Archives

Tekke Main Carpet with Nine Rows of Four Major Tribal Guls in Repeat (19th century), Unknown. Image courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of James F. Ballard 113:1930

Small Octagonal Pavilion Tent (probably late 19th or early 20th century), Unknown. Image courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of James F. Ballard 132:1929a,b

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