Rug
1970s
Medium/Techniquewool weft-faced plain weave with discontinuous supplementary brocading wefts
DimensionsLength x width: 304.8 × 127 cm (120 × 50 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3755
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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.
mid 20th century
A.D. 1000–1476
late-20th century
late-20th century
early 20th century
19th or early 20th century
19th or early 20th century
pre–1910
18th century
about 1865
mid-19th century