Yeni Bal Kilim Rug, 102″L – Mezzanine Gallery Shop at Metropolitan Museum
Artist/Designer: see Additional Information/Description
Additional Information: Floor-weight rug is newly made in a traditional design. Provenance: Personal collection of Saul Barodofsky, a retired expert in Turkish arts and culture. For over thirty years, his import firm Sun Bow Trading Co. provided most of the rugs sold in The Mezzanine Gallery Shop at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In addition to running Sun Bow Trading from 1977 to 2018, Mr. Barodofsky’s professional career included personally selecting rugs and artifacts for major US collections and co-founding an educational site on collectible weavings.
Marking(s); notes: recent production
Country of origin; materials: Eastern Turkey; hand-spun wool and natural dyes
Dimensions: 102″l, 71″w (Note: Dimensions of rugs are approximate and have been rounded to the nearest inch.)
Condition: very good, minor wear consistent with age and light use
Price: $2,500