A Tabriz carpet, Northwest Persia

Jane Baum Interiors, New York
Acquired from the above by A. Alfred Taubman

Pile ranges from closely shorn 1/10th in to mostly low to knot heads. Scattered spot stains and surface dirt should enhance with cleaning. Repiled moth damage along the ends with remnants of glue residue along the reverse. Sides later overcast. Ends secured with a binding stitch. Chemically washed to fade the colors. Sound fabric and condition and good dense weave.
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