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Carpet

1875/1900
Cotton and wool, plain weave variation with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut solid pile through a technique known as "Sehna knots"
189 × 136 cm (74.4 × 53.5 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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