Ghiordes Prayer Rug. The blue prayer niche is fringed with small rosettes in profile. The tan spandrel above the arch carries a vine and flower design that is quuite naturalistic. There are three borders each outlined by a narrow brown guard stripe of saw tooth design. On the ivory ground of the main border conventionalized flowering plants are placed in square formation. The ends are worn. The bottom has a narrow fringe of frayed warp thread, but a narrow web still remains at the top edge. The sides are finished with an added silk selvedge. Ghioredes knot. Warp woolen; woof, cotton.

Rug, 19th century

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Wool, cottonexpand_more

Bequest of Miss Lily Placeexpand_more  30.24.30

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Ghiordes Prayer Rug. The blue prayer niche is fringed with small rosettes in profile. The tan spandrel above the arch carries a vine and flower design that is quuite naturalistic. There are three borders each outlined by a narrow brown guard stripe of saw tooth design. On the ivory ground of the main border conventionalized flowering plants are placed in square formation. The ends are worn. The bottom has a narrow fringe of frayed warp thread, but a narrow web still remains at the top edge. The sides are finished with an added silk selvedge. Ghioredes knot. Warp woolen; woof, cotton.