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Unknown Maker, Caucasian

Rug

Maker

Unknown Maker, Caucasian

Culture

Caucasian

Title

Rug

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wool

Geography

Place Made: Caucasus

Dimensions

Length: 188 cm (74 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1995.085.1

Type

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed
The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th-Century and Today
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 03, 2016

Label copy

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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Caucasian
Rug, 1800s
Wool soumak embroidery on wool plain weave foundation
Length: 188 cm (74 inches)
Anonymous gift 1995.085.1

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