Prayer rug
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
1900 - 1939
Materials
Camel hair, Cotton, Goat hair, Wool
Measurements
2095 mm (W)1325 mm (D)
Place of origin
Hamadan
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651999
Summary
Hamadan prayer rug. Crowded geometric pattern, tarantula design in centre. Chemically faded colours. Sides bound.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.