Rectangular strip; twill weave in uneven polychromatic stripes. Center one of green and yellow zig-zag pattern flanked by mirrowing twill diagonal lines. Selvage sides; one hemmed and raw end.
Venetian carpets
flatweaves
hand weaving
jute (fiber)
wool (textile)
Rug
Carpet
Carpet
Pierce, Amasa (Maker)
Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States, New England
26 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Sarah Frances Emerson
1918.733
Landreau. America Underfoot. [No Publisher].
1850-1880 (Possibly)
Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
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