Carpet, geometric design
DateLate 19th or early 20th century
MediumWool pile, dark warps and wefts
Dimensions3'1" x 4'6"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1939-64
DescriptionCarpet with geometric design is comprised of Sehnna knot; approximately 100 knots per square inch; two shoots of wefts after each row of knots. Ground colors: field-wine red(ox-blood), border-wine red. Pattern colors: dark blue, white, dark red, scarlet, light blue, dark brown. The field has an allover pattern of polygons, typical of the so-called "royal Bokhara" rugs. The inner border, the same on all four sides, is one of light and dark geometric devices; while the fringe borders are each different, one with a stylized tree-like design, the other with a polygon device, different in shape from one in field design.Construction History:
Late 19th or Early 20th c.: Initial construction
May 1979: Repaired, sides whipped, cleaned by Yonan Rug Company (Richmond, VA)Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenancePrior to 1939, Hunter Jackson (Williamsburg, VA); 1939-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
19th century
Second half of 18th century
18th c.
Likely Eighteenth Century
18th century
18th c.
Probably 17th century (original parts)
17th century or later
17th century
Second half of 18th century
Unknown
20th century