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Braided rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-23635

Description

Oval braided rug, cotton. Exterior border is three strips wide and is navy and brown. Innermost oval is gray and rust red. Other colors include green, pink and beige.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
braiding
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
Cotton
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

63 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5574

Places

Maine (United States)

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