Rug (mergoum)
1984
Medium/Techniqueinterlocking wool tapestry on cotton warps, with supplementary discontinuous patterning wefts
DimensionsLength x width: 156.2 × 76.2 cm (61 1/2 × 30 in.) without fringe
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3762
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.
19th century
19th century
19th century
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18th or 19th century
early 19th century
19th century
19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
1984
early 19th century