Woven wool rug. In the center is a pole medallion surrounded by various types of flowers. The parterns on the rug are symmetrical. Three fourths of the edges are bound in navy blue and the remaning fourth is bound in light blue. At either end is a woven cotton strip, one with a fringe and the other without. The middle border is a vine of alternating rosettes and boteh in various repeating colors.
rugs
wool (textile)
Hamadan
Rug
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P043
FD4332
Unknown
23 10/16 x 5/16 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.466
Persia (Asia) [historical region]
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