Known in literature as the rug of "the woman with the crinoline skirt". It was woven in a monastery workshop, of wool dyed with natural dyes. Such a rug was a dowry's "piece de resistance" and a proof of the girl's social status.
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Creator: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Romanian
Date: 1851/1900
Location: Romania, Oltenia
Physical Dimensions: w182 x h265 cm
Provenance: National Museum of the Romanian Peasant