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Rug

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

Late 19th century

GUSN

GUSN-179704

Description

Rug with center panel of ascending tree and peacock design in ivory and pale blue on deep blue ground. Intricate floral and palmette border on ivory ground. Edges are bound in blue. Appraisal identification as "Sharistan corridor rug".

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
wool (textile)
Rug

Inscription

1651? (Cloth tag with printed number-very hard to read)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P032
FD249

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

INDIA

Dimensions

52 13/16 x 3/16 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.455

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