Embroidered with the Gorchakov family coat-of-arms and inscribed "CE TAPIS A ETE BRODE PAR HELENE/ DE CHEREMETEF A SA PETITE H" in the center, surrounded by a tile design enclosing floral bouquets and scenic vignettes all with in a cocoa brown floral paisley inner border and a dark brown floral outer border
11 ft. 9 in. (3.58 m.) long, 10 ft. 1 in. (3.07 m.) wide

Gorchakov family collection AB Stockholm Auktionsverk, Stockholm,
30 April 1987, lot 1220,
Sotheby's London, 15 April 1993, lot 209,
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

Sherrill, Sarah B., Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America, Abbeville Press, 1995, p. 286, pl.299

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Lot Essay

This carpet was made by Princess Elena Vassilievna Cheremeteva, née Galitzine (1770-1852) for her granddaughter Princess Elena Sergeevna Gorchakova (1824-1897).