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Rug

Mid 19th Century

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

Square knotted pile woven rug; central field of five blossoms atop curvilinear stems and leaves; colors are currently tans and reddish browns on a golden-brown ground, with flower centers of very dark blue or light blue; central field surrounded by a border of narrow dark and light blue bands, followed by a wider band patterned with a swastika variation in dark blue on a gold-brown ground, surrounded by another narrow light blue band followed by a wider dark blue band; wool pile and wool weft on a machine-spun plied cotton warp; warp fringe at bottom edge comprised of continuous adjacent elements plied back upon themselves creating a single plied loop fringe element; asymmetrical knots.

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  • Title: Rug
  • Date Created: Mid 19th Century
  • Rights: Public Domain
  • Medium / Support: wool, cotton
  • External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
  • Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 29 15/16 in.
  • Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jon M. and Deborah M. Anderson
  • Accession Number: 2008.34
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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