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Floorcloth

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

c. 1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-244310

Description

Painted burlap floorcloth. Large geometric design consisting of large squares joined by smaller green, white and brown checkerboard squares at the corners; concentric hexagonal shapes inside larger squares. Overall brown, beige, green, and orange colors.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor cloths
burlap
paint (coating)
Floorcloth

Associated Building

Original To Daniel Bliss House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

48 x 28 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of John Kirk

Accession Number

1976.142

Places

Rehoboth (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Floorcloth Accession Number 1976.143

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