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Rug
Sardinian
1970s?
Medium/Technique
wool with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Length x width: 134.6 × 67.3 cm (53 × 26 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession Number2018.3751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular carpet woven with main warps and wefts of white undyed wool in twill, with supplementary wefts of natural linen forming knotted looped pile; main field comprising three registers of paired confronted birds surrounding fruited tree or vine, symmetrically disposed in terms of orientation around central axis; knotted loop border.
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.
NOTE: Emanuel and Lorraine Balkin founded and operated the gallery Décor International from 1962 until 1989.