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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-198393

Description

Wool rug with center panel of a red field with three large navy blue stepped diamonds. Each of the diamonds contains multi-colored rosettes. There are three main borders. The inner and outer borders have a yellow field with multi-colored rosettes and a meandering vine. The middle border has a blue field with large multi-colored rosettes connected by a think black vine. The edges are bound by various blocks of color.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
Rug

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P141

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2/16 x 53 3/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.564

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