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
About 1894
Accession Number
62743
Medium
Silk and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Persian" (Sehna) knots
Dimensions
136.6 × 102 cm (53 3/4 × 40 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson