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Caucasian, Caucasus

Rug, 1800s

Description

Maker

Culture

Caucasian

Title

Rug

Year

1800s

Medium

Wool soumak embroidery on wool plain weave foundation

Materials/Techniques

Materials

wool

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 188 cm (74 inches)

Place

Caucasus

Type

Textiles

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1995.085.1

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed

January 22 - July 3, 2016

In the 1870s and 1880s, carpets such as the soumak embroidered rug displayed here not only graced parlor, library, and smoking-room floors, but were used as table covers and—as the illustration at right suggests—portieres hanging in interior doorways. Carpet patterns were also translated into apparel fabrics for outerwear.

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