Chester Square

An infinitely-repeating floral palmette populates the field of this carpet, reminiscent of Monet’s waterlily paintings. A field like this is traditionally seen as a window into the infinite with the pattern extending forever, and the mortal viewer only able to perceive it through the narrow perspective created by the border. The generous pseudo-Kufic border used here alludes to ancient script created in the Arabic alphabet. We can only guess what it could be trying to say.