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Chinese rug with a peach center panel and dark blue borders. The center panel has a circular medallion in the center which is surrounded by butterflies and lotus flowers. The dark blue border has lotus flowers in yellow and peach. The top edge has a much fuller fringe than the bottom. The sides of the rug are not bound, but are finished with a thin cotton band.
rugs
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
Rug
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P605
FD304
Unknown
2/16 x 64 10/16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1028
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