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Rug

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

Late 19th century

GUSN

GUSN-181265

Description

Rug with ivory center panel woven in an overall herati design, rosettes enclosed by a diamond separated by four rosettes or palmettes, in reds and blues. Three narrow borders of flowering vines. Edges bound in red and blue. Densely woven pile.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
Sehna (West Persian textile style)
wool (textile)
Sehna (West Persian textile style)
Rug

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P039
FD141

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2/16 x 53 15/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.462

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