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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-197847

Description

Small wool Chinese rug that appears to be made from a scrap of a larger rug. The background has rows of multi-colored diamonds. In the center panel there is a lotus flower. Edges are bound in a blue-purple material.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
wool (textile)
Rug

Inscription

"Made in China" (Sewn on label on back.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P056

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4/16 x 24 10/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.479

Places

China

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