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1860-1890
GUSN-11458
Of a long narrow form with a bright red center, enclosed by an applied border patterned with abstract "peacock" and end panels of paisley cone devices, foliage, flowerheads and banding of various repeated patterns. It is woven in shades of green, orange, blue, pink, white and black. It has red fringed ends.
runners (furniture coverings)
scarves (furniture coverings)
jacquard
weaving
piecing
wool (textile)
Wool
Jacquard
Pieced
STOLE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Probably White Elephant Shop (Vendor)
France; Scotland
67.5 x 9.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.680
Possibly France
Possibly Scotland (United Kingdom) [country]
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