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Vintage Baktiari Carpet
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Pre 1920 item# 723968 (stock# 5206)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$4,200.00
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This splendid Baktiari woven rug has reds and blues galore, and with its white border the eye is drawn inward to the busier designs. Its been enjoyed in our home for years, but now is for sale. The tribal weaving of the Baktiari tribes includes, among other things, superb rugs woven on wool foundations. Workshop rugs can be distinguished from the tribal pieces by the fact that they were woven on cotton foundations. Those were made in workshops throughout the hundreds of central Persian villages ...click for details
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Early American Crazy Quilt
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Pre 1910 item# 714250 (stock# 6613)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,250.00
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A "crazy" (or is it "Quazy"?) quilt found in the Midwest. Crazy quilts were made from fragments of miscellaneous fabrics in patterns that may have appeared crazy. In this case there is an especially rich variety of fabrics in use, including silk, which in some cases has deteriorated (see detail photos). Interesting is the fine embroidery seen with the random decorations inside the quilt, joining the partitions and the border around the edges. The back is especially well-finis ...click for details
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