Rug

Museum number:
9-22185
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.R-02 and R-02 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
center rectangle; navy blue ground and 3 khaki colored medallions with stylized multicolored flowers. medallions surrounded by various patterns including clouds and unidentified motifs. bordered on all sides (10 variegated borders of white, blue, navy with flowers, navy and white Greek key pattern, pale blue, red. with various patterns - i.e. clouds, flowers, vases, ribbons (?) etc. in multicolors). edged with a narrow navy and pale and wide navy band. hand knotted and sheared.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
fringe— length 3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-22185, described as center rectangle; navy blue ground and 3 khaki colored medallions with stylized multicolored flowers. medallions surrounded by various patterns including clouds and unidentified motifs. bordered on all sides (10 variegated borders of white, blue, navy with flowers, navy and white Greek key pattern, pale blue, red. with various patterns - i.e. clouds, flowers, vases, ribbons (?) etc. in multicolors). edged with a narrow navy and pale and wide navy band. hand knotted and sheared.

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