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Kilim rug
Kilim rug

Kilim rug

1970s-1980s
Medium/Techniquewool slit tapestry on cotton warps
DimensionsLength x width: 70.5 × 71.1 cm (27 3/4 × 28 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3745
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBetween about 1962 and 1989, acquired by Emanuel Balkin and Lorraine Balkin (b. 1930 - d. 2017) for Décor International, Boston; 2018, gift of Emanuel Balkin to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)

NOTE: Emanuel and Lorraine Balkin founded and operated the gallery Décor International from 1962 until 1989.
Border fragment
A.D. 1000–1476
Fragment of a curtain
4th–6th century A.D.
Fragment
A.D. 500–1200
Border fragment
A.D. 1000–1476
Kilim rug
1970s-1980s
Kilim rug
1970s-1980s
Loincloth end
A.D. 1000–1476
Fragment
A.D. 500–1476
Tunic
A.D. 1000–1476
Altar valance
mid 18th century
Gift cover (fukusa)
18th and 19th centuries