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Prayer rug: MAR.T.16-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Tekke-Turcoman ‘Katchli’

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 56 in
Width: 47.25 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Note

Tekke tribe

School or Style

Turkoman

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.16-1912
Primary reference Number: 185974
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 29 December 2011 Updated: Wednesday 20 September 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Prayer rug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185974 Accessed: 2024-03-28 12:02:00

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