Name/Title
Kilim Rug from the Haslett family, before 1900sEntry/Object ID
1984.10.78Description
ACC. NO. 84.10.78
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
OBJECT: RUG
DATE OR PERIOD: BEFORE 1900's
DESCRIPTION:
LOOSE-WEAVE KILIM-STYLE ORIENTAL RUG, OR THROW, WITH FRINGES AT OPPOSITE ENDS. CENTER HAS A GEOMETRICAL DESIGN IN A RECTANGULAR-SHAPED CENTER OF RUST COLOR. THE PIECE APPEARS TO BE HAND-WOVEN.
SIZE: L 55" X W 34"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
ORIENTAL KILIM RUG THAT BELONGED TO THE OLIVER HASLETT FAMILY, EARLY RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA. RUG WAS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF A TRUNK, WHICH WAS DONATED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM. THE TRUNK ALSO CONTAINED A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MARION TIBBITTS
DONATED: MAY 7, 1984
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 14, 1998