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Braided rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-19403

Description

Round braided rug, wool, Exterior border is 3 strips wide and navy and brown. Innermost circle is gray and light blue. Other colors include tan and red.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
braiding
hand sewing
wool (textile)
Wool
Braided
Machine Sewn
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

40 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2472

Places

Maine (United States)

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