About This Artwork
Carpet1944
Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as “Ghiordes Knots,” knotted warp fringe
261.5 x 197.8 cm (103 x 77 7/8 in.)
Inscription (upper right hand corner): BN (in lower left hand corner) AB MMF
Robert Allerton Endowment, 2003.296
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, “Gift, Bequest, and Purchase: 1998–2003,” October 22, 2004–April 17, 2005
Publication History
“Notable Acquisitions at The Art Institute of Chicago.”
Museum Studies, vol. 32, no. 1. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2006. pp. 92-3.