saddle carpet (animal furniture)

Rectangular saddle carpet with a carpet centre panel. This is edged with a band of red, fulled wool textile. The lining of grey twill woven textile has 2 ties sewn onto it. The panel consists of a rectangular field surrounded by a patterned border. The panel is decorated with mirror images on a blue-black ground. These consist of a floral motif above abstract motifs (mountains?). The border contains cartouches decorated with a floral sprays and/ or butterflies on a green ground. In the corners are plant motifs on a red ground. The border is surrounded by a pink, white and slightly wider blue-black band.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1974.243
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 32.5197 x 26.1811 in.; 826 x 665 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool (textile); cotton (textile); cotton fibre; wool (hair)
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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