Provenance
Charles Deering (1852–1927), Evanston, IL, Miami, and Spain [recorded on incoming receipt]; given to his daughters, Marion D. McCormick, Chicago (1886-1965, born Marion Deering, also Mrs. Chauncey McCormick) and Barbara D. Danielson, Chicago (1885-1957, born Barbara Deering, also Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson) [on loan to the Art Institute from 1945; incoming receipt R8409, Mar. 30 and Apr. 2, 1945; copy in curatorial object file]; given the Art Institute of Chicago, 1948.
Prayer Carpet
1875-1900
Accession Number
62749
Medium
Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a techniques known as "Ghiordes (Turkish) knots"
Dimensions
142.8 × 102.6 cm (56 1/4 × 40 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson