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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1825-1860

GUSN

GUSN-11162

Description

Rectangular form with central floral wreath flanked by vases of flowers within a contiguous border of striped circles; the pattern is in raised, clipped silk; the ground is worked in horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, blue, black, and beige on a beige ground; there is a black green wool fringe on all sides; it is backed in tan.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
sewing (process)
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Wool
Tow
Machine Sewn
Floral
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

68.5 x 25.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.490

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