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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-2726

Description

Shirred rug, wool on cotton ground with a bold flower design in red and green on black ground at center.Bordered by a stylized flowering vine on a yellow ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
shirring
Rug

Inscription

A safety pin holds a metal edged tag with the numeral 10 on each side.

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

64 x 31 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.952

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