1890-1950
GUSN-305358
Prayer rug patterned with rosettes on blue field. White border with rosettes, red and blue diamond guards. Pentagonal marker to orient to Mecca.
rugs
wool (hair)
Rug, Prayer
Rug, Prayer
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
Middle East
52 1/2 x 34 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.435
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