About the Artwork
Rug with Large Octagons
probably 19th century
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Turkish
Islamic
Wool pile on a wool foundation
Overall: 101 × 69 1/4 inches (256.5 × 175.9 cm)
Rugs
Islamic Art
Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund
55.481
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marked, label, on reverse: Green room | II floor NH | Near bed Marked, label, on reverse: L. (?) Bronson
Provenance
L. (?) Bronson. (Karekin Beshir)
1956-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Islamic, Turkish, Rug with Large Octagons, probably 19th century, wool pile on a wool foundation. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund, 55.481.
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