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.
rugs
wool (textile)
Rug
"Made in China" (Sewn on label on back.)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P056
Unknown
4/16 x 24 10/16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.479
China
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