Marlay Bequest
Length: 77.5 in
Width: 55 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
This type of rug, with its very granular back, has traditionally been attributed to the Kurds of the Sanandaj, or Sehna, area.
Pile
composed of
wool
( 4 mm. height, 2 ply)
Weft
composed of
cotton
( ivory cotton, Z3S, 1 shoot)
Warp
composed of
cotton
( ivory cotton, Z3S, alternately depressed)
Accession number: MAR.T.5-1912
Primary reference Number: 185843
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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