W. Parsons Todd (1877-1976) began collecting antique carpets in the 1920s, quite early in the history of carpet collecting. Mr. Todd purchased more than 65 rugs, ranging geographically from Morocco to China and chronologically from the sixteenth through the early twentieth centuries.
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- Caucasion Kuba Rug, 1875-1900, Wool, 2001.43
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- Kirman Saddle Rug, Persian (Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran), 1860-1880, Cotton warp and weft, wool knotting, silk accents, 56.521
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- Ushak Turkish, fragment, Western Turkey, 1600-1699, Wool, 2001.40
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- Star Ushak Carpet, Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1600-1699, Wool, 2001.58
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- Tekke Khalyk Camel Decoration, West Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Early to mid-nineteenth century, Wool, 2001.56
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- Double Re-Entry Bergamo Carpet, Turkey, Late 16th-century, Wool, 2001.49
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- Turkish Ghiordes Rug, 1875-1910, Wool, 2001.09
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- Ladik Prayer Rug, Central Turkey, 1775-1825, Wool, 2001.36
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- Tabriz Cypress Tree Carpet, Northwest Persia, Late Nineteenth Century – mid 1920s, Cotton warp and weft, wool knotting, 55.516
