Woven wool Ersari Beshir rug with center panel of thirteen diagonal rows of blue and red diamonds. There is one large border of diamonds alternating with flowering trees on a red field. There are two smaller borders of multi-colored bands separated by white dots. At either end is a woven cotton band with a zigzag design in red, green, purple, and blue. The edges are bound in dark blue.
rugs
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
Ersari
Rug
" 1of 4 Bokara SWP" (handwritten)
"03HI" (On fabric)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P091
FD429
Unknown
4/16 x 44 8/16 x 77 9/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.514
Uzbekistan
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