Ingrain carpet border piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ingrain carpet border piece by The Met is a long, narrow textile with frayed edges on both top and bottom. The piece features a repeating pattern of curved black lines and shapes on a tan background, accompanied by a variety of colors including red, blue, green, yellow, and brown. A red patterned section is on the right side, bordered by thin stripes of yellow, brown, and black. A color reference card is to the right of the textile. The background of the image is light gray.