Woven wool Cabistan rug. The center panel has nine rows containing six multi-colored octagons in each. In between the octagons are multi-colored diamonds. The first border consists of repeating diamonds in various colors. The middle border is a variant on the latch-hook design. The outermost border has alternating crosses and Xs. The edges are bound in royal blue.
rugs
wool (textile)
Rug
"7500-13 / Cabistan" (Handwritten paper tag.)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P059
Unknown
2/16 x 44 8/16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.482
Caucasus (Asia) [general region]
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