Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 2002.641.06
- Place of Origin:
- Persia
- Date:
- 1890-1930
- Description:
- Rug. Possibly a salesman's sample. Persian kalamkari block-printed textile. Warp faced plain weave cotton. Design: guard border (outer) and inner border of a rope pattern, main border floral pattern of blue, brown, beige, and red flowers in the main border, center field pattern of a floral center diamond grid. Two-ply Z-twisted warp fringe at two ends. Two sides raw. Stamped label on back: "12 x ? / Made in Persia / [logo] / Trade Mark". Trade mark with Arabic writing on each side of the Faravahar, a Persian symbol of a bearded angel with wings.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-11.25 L-18 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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