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Two Grey Hills rug
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Two Grey Hills rug

Artist
Mediumwool
Dimensions39 5/8 × 53 in. (100.6 × 134.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineGift of Sanborn Partridge
Object number1991.83.9
DescriptionTwo Grey Hills. Black border, white, three shades of brown and grey. Two Grey Hills weaving is a regional style. Natural brown, black and white and grey wools are woven into complex patterns. Two Grey Hills weavers produce shades of these colors by carding together the wool of different sheep. Finely-spun yarns with many packed weft threads are also charecteristic of the style.
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Collections
From Milton Hills
WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT, 1824-1879
WINTER VILLAGE
William Dean Fausett
pre-1964
NEW MEXICO--CHIMAYO
1910-1920
Nicopol (Bulgaria)
G. Woltz and Co.
[not after 1936].
Monastery In Batchkovo (Bulgaria)
G. Woltz and Co.
[not after 1936].
Monastery in Cirnova
G. Woltz and Co.
[not after 1936].
View Near Sandy Hill
John Hill
1820-1825