Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Unknown Turkish, Turkish
about 1885
Wool and dye
Overall: 60 13/16 × 49 3/16 in. (154.5 × 125 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard Jaquith Fowle, Class of 1934
178.21.25763
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, West Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Floor Covering
Research Area
West Asia
Not on view
Course History
Religion 16.05, Middle Eastern Studies 17.20, The Qur'an and the Prophet, Emily Silkaitis, Winter 2024
Provenance
Collected by Claire Jaquith Fowle (1884-1977) (Mrs. Charles W.), Talas, Turkey, date unknown; given to her son Richard Jaquith Fowle [1912-1972, Class of 1934], Thetford, Vermont; given to present collection, 1978.
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