"Lotto" rug, Western Turkey, XVI century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

"Lotto" rug fragment, Western Turkey, XVI century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Medium:Wool; symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions:L. 50 in. x W. 39 in.
Classification:Textiles-Rugs
Credit Line:Gift from the Collection of Hillary Black Dumas and Dr. D. Gilbert Dumas, 2009
Accession Number:2009.458.6

Provenance
Christopher Alexander Collection, Berkely, CA (until 1984; sold to Black Dumas); Hillary Black Dumas and D. Gilbert Dumas, Kensington, CA (1984–2009; gifted to MMA)

published in Hali Magazine, in 1983, volume 5, no:3


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