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Carpet fragment

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-8695

Description

Rectangular carpet woven in Oriental style; bright polychromatic rows of rectangles broken up and divided by floral motifs. Rectangles further divided by interior lines with geometric motifs; blue or red ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carpets
fragments
cotton (textile)
jute (fiber)
weft loop weave
weaving
machine-made
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Orientalism
Wool
Woven
Knotted Pile
Floral
Brussels
Oriental
Cotton
Jute
CARPET

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26.5 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1980.161A

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