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Mudéjar Carpet with Design Derived from Anatolian “Lotto” Carpets

Culture
Spanish
Date
17th century
Material
Wool
Collection
Islamic Art
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 ft. 7 in. x 94 3/4 in. (444.5 x 240.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of James F. Ballard
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
127:1929
- 1929
James F. Ballard [James Franklin Ballard (1851–1931)], St. Louis, MO and New York, NY [1]

1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by James F. Ballard [2]


Notes:
[1] This object is published in Maurice S. Dimand, The Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs in the City Art Museum of St. Louis (St. Louis: 1935), pl. XIII (halftone illustration). In the catalogue's foreword (dated June 1930), the donor, James F. Ballard, states that he gave 69 objects to the Museum in May 1929. The Deed of Gift of the James F. Ballard Collection is dated May 2, 1929.

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of the City Art Museum, April 22, May 7, and December 6, 1929.

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