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Straw matting

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-21688

Description

Printed straw matting; finely woven from Hodge House; faint red, purple and green floral bunches painted across matting; white string tassles at ends.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3269

Places

Maine (United States)

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