Wool woven rug. Center panel has a flowering vase design with birds and palmettes at the top corners. It has a herati border consisting of a band of continuous rosettes and palmettes liked by floral motifs. The ends are reduced and the edges are bound in blue.
rugs
wool (textile)
Kashan
Rug
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P036
FD020
Unknown
40 3/16 x 4/16 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.459
Persia (Asia) [historical region]
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