Floral medallion woven wool rug. The center medallion is surrounded by rosettes and flowering vines. There are six borders separated by solid bands of maroon. The sixth, innermost border, is a blue latch-hook design on an ivory ground. The first and fifth borders are orange and red rosettes on a meandering vine on a light blue ground. The second and fourth borders have a dark blue ground and contain palms in the center of liked octagons. The third border is on an ivory ground and contains dark red and blue palms linked by a light blue meandering vine. The edges are bound in a dark maroon.
rugs
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
Rug
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P069
Unknown
2/16 x 51 3/16 x 79 9/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.492
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