fbpx

Straw matting

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1970-1990

GUSN

GUSN-14055

Description

Roll of straw matting. Plain weave and partial twill weave. Various fragments. Faded red and green coloring near edges. Some pieces edged in purple thread.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mats (floor coverings)
straw (plant material)
weaving
Straw
Woven
MAT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

54.5 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1183

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].