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1840-1860
GUSN-2883
Large, room-size, rectangular form comprised of 36" strips of striped carpeting, handsewn together. Tapestry weave with cotton or linen warp and wool weft. The stripes are of varying widths in shades of green, brown, yellow, cream and black. Edges are bound with homemade wool tape patterned in green, red, and white stripes. A factory woven piece made using chemical dyes.
carpets
cotton (textile)
wool (hair)
stripes
Cotton
Woven
Striped
Carpet
Used At House in South Paris, Maine,
Unknown
108 x 216 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1346
Maine (United States)
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