Oriental Area Rug

Very soft lustrous wool pile on gray wool & synthetic blend foundation, the central cross shaped midnight blue medallion on red field surrounded by geometric motifs, with spiky midnight blue spandrels, main cream border with trailing floral and foliate motifs, with red flatweave to either end.

4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 9 in.

From the Estate of the late Businessman and Conservationist, Russell M. Leiman, Durham, North Carolina

Areas of pile loss; wear and loss to fringes.