Saddle Rug with Butterflies

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rug with white design, elongated and rounded at both ends. The rug is decorated with butterflies and leaves. It has a wide border around the edge featuring curving lines and leaves. Inside the border, a thin white line runs along the perimeter, followed by a thicker white line. The main body of the rug has two sections: the top section contains 5 butterflies and 3 leaves on the left and 5 butterflies and 2 leaves on the right, the bottom section contains 4 butterflies and 4 leaves on the left and 3 butterflies and 3 leaves on the right. In the middle, there is a band with a geometric pattern. The background of the image is white. The rug appears to be a saddle rug, as referenced in the title "Saddle Rug with Butterflies". The image is in black and white.