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Rug: T.35-1985

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Description

Red field, with bright red, blue, green, white, and light yellow. Three rows of 7 'guls', secondary 'guls' between them and in borders. Each end decorated with a highly stylised tree pattern.

Warp: undyed white. Weft: undyed brown. Flat weave each end with weft dyed red. Persian (asymmetric) knot.

Sides originally double-overcast brown, additional poor single-overcasting in blue.

Legal notes

Given by Mr. Arthur Li, in memory of Ian Stephens

Measurements and weight

Length: 52 in
Width: 39.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1985-10-21) by Li, Arthur

Dating

19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
1875 - 1925

Note

Tekke tribe

School or Style

Turkoman

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.35-1985
Primary reference Number: 186004

Audit data

Created: Thursday 5 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 12 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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