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James Blanchard · October 27th, 2018, 01:08 PM

Hi Rich,

I think there isn't a slit... just an optical glitch, or something. I've posted some additional pictures below.

Pierre,

Thanks for the excellent information. I'd be very surprised if this is a recent rug. My guess was early 20th century, at the latest. But this is not my area of expertise. I'm going to take a closer look at the carpet to see if I detect more evidence of lack of light-fastness, etc. The bleed is very minimal, so no rescue operation is needed. However, it's good to know for future reference, and to avoid water!

James

October 27th, 2018, 01:08 PM	#4
James Blanchard Members Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 42	Hi Rich, I think there isn't a slit... just an optical glitch, or something. I've posted some additional pictures below. Pierre, Thanks for the excellent information. I'd be very surprised if this is a recent rug. My guess was early 20th century, at the latest. But this is not my area of expertise. I'm going to take a closer look at the carpet to see if I detect more evidence of lack of light-fastness, etc. The bleed is very minimal, so no rescue operation is needed. However, it's good to know for future reference, and to avoid water! James