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Ghiordes Prayer Rug

Former TitleGourdes Prayer Rug
CultureTurkish
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumWool and potton, pile
DimensionsOverall: 50 1/2 x 68 1/2 inches (128.27 x 173.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-127
On View
Not on view
Provenance

With Hagop Kevorkian, New York, stock no. 27, by July 18, 1932 [1];

Purchased from Kevorkian by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.

NOTES:

[1] Kevorkian's invoice, dated July 18, 1932, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01 Director's Office Records: Paul Gardner, 1932-53, Box 1, Folder 23, Kevorkian 1932-50.

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