Numdah Rug of off-white unspun felted wool with red and salmon pink chain stitch floral embroidery with black outline

Title
Numdah Rug of off-white unspun felted wool with red and salmon pink chain stitch floral embroidery with black outline
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Diedesch, Marie
Description
Numdah Rug of off-white unspun felted wool with red and salmon pink chain stitch floral embroidery with black outline; rug is trimmed along the edge in a black embroidered band with red zig-zag in the center; small rug has an oval shape with natural pulled fringe.
Motif
Plants Flowers
Work Type
rugs (textiles)
Location
Jammu and Kashmir >> India
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
0011.018.002
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Wool Felt Cotton
Technique
Hook embroidery Chain stitch Fringe Unspun felted wool
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Although these rugs are made in India, the design motifs often used are traditional Persian designs.