Rug

Museum number:
9-6510
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2024
Description:
Rug; rusty rose; black border; (2 gold guards); all over conventional floral pattern, 8 leaves; 31 x 24 inches. Rugs made in Meshed were often called Isfahans by dealers, as Meshed rugs acquired a bad reputation for their poor construction.
Donor:
Mardig Y. Parnay
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Culture or time period:
Iranian
Collector:
Mardig Y. Parnay
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-6510, described as Rug; rusty rose; black border; (2 gold guards); all over conventional floral pattern, 8 leaves; 31 x 24 inches. Rugs made in Meshed were often called Isfahans by dealers, as Meshed rugs acquired a bad reputation for their poor construction.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-6510, described as Rug; rusty rose; black border; (2 gold guards); all over conventional floral pattern, 8 leaves; 31 x 24 inches. Rugs made in Meshed were often called Isfahans by dealers, as Meshed rugs acquired a bad reputation for their poor construction.

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