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Thursday, May 7. 2009

A Museum Quality Rug?

It's part of wisdom to know the limits of one's knowledge (and the limits of one's wisdom, if that is possible).


When I post a photo of a rug I like, aka a floor mat, my taste and lack of expertise are invariably corrected by one or another rug pro who likes Maggie's. And rightly so. I am the kind of person who welcomes correction and education even as it injures my fragile self-esteem and self-worth.


But this time I am determined to show something to wow the experts: this highly-collectible museum quality semi-antique 3X5 Barbie rug.


Now that is a special rug. It's the Barbie 50th Anniversary Rug! The sensitive rendering of Barbie permits the depth of her wonderful personality to shine through. The vibrant, sensual pink is very special, as are the beautifully stylized background flowers.


Any person of discriminating taste would be proud to have this carpet in their parlor.

Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:19 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Good thing my daugters don't read Maggies! They'd be begging for one of these to go with their Barbie collection.
#1 Phil on 2009-05-07 14:11 (Reply)
That's clearly a hand-made Uzbek and not a Turkish copy, you have fine taste in floor dressings
#2 Dan D on 2009-05-08 12:02 (Reply)
Is Ken on the flip side?
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#3 Meta on 2009-05-08 12:04 (Reply)
This rug is so you and your parlour.It goes just right with the figurine collection and the Princess Diana plates.
#4 Peter Templeton on 2009-05-09 11:19 (Reply)
How did you know about our Princess Diana plates?
#4.1 bd on 2009-05-09 13:05 (Reply)

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