Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Unknown Turkish, Turkish
about 1780
Wool and dye
Overall: 83 7/8 × 57 1/2 in. (213 × 146 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Susan B. Chambers
53.44.12901
Geography
Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, West Asia, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Furnishings: Floor Covering
Research Area
West Asia
Not on view
Course History
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Provenance
Susan B. Chambers [Mrs. William Nesbitt Chambers], Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1953.
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