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Braided rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-23630

Description

Oval braided rug, cotton. Exterior border is red and pink (badly faded). Innermost oval is eleven strips wide and red, yellow and tan. Other colors include blue, green and peach.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
braiding
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
Cotton
Braided
Machine Sewn
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)
Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

44 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5569

Places

Maine (United States)

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