Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1977.007.11
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Woven carpet. Wool. Center of rug composed around four diamond shapes with flowers filling in areas on blue field. Red and white geometric border with wider border of yellow filled with red, blue, and white geometric shapes. First border repeated but in red and black.
Pile-woven Oriental-style rug, made with Persian knots; wool warp, weft, and pile. The center of the rug is a large rectangular field filled with three diamond-shaped lozenges and one partial lozenge, each filled with a cross motif and also V-shaped lines. The diamond lozenges have sawtooth edges. These lozenges, which are largely madder red and cream, appear on a blue background with abrash; this background also has various stylized floral and geometric motifs. The outer border has a soft yellow background and is filled with more sawtooth and geometric motifs in madder, blue, and cream, outlined in black-brown. The sides are selvedge, and the ends are self-fringed. - Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-37.5 L-63 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Foster E. Sturtevant
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