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.
runners (floor coverings)
wool (textile)
Runner
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P046
FD425
Unknown
34 14/16 x 2/16 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.469
Persia (Asia) [historical region]
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