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Fereghan runner

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-197813

Description

Woven wool rug. Center panel has a repeating rosette enclosed in a medallion design. There are three borders, two are narrow and consist of various colored rosettes on a vine and one wide border with various types of flowers. The fringe at both ends is worn and very short. The edges are bound in a brown-purple color. The rug has a very short pile.

Details

Descriptive Terms

runners (floor coverings)
wool (textile)
Runner

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P046
FD425

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

34 14/16 x 2/16 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.469

Places

Persia (Asia) [historical region]

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