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Piece of a Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-2898

Description

Rectangular fragmented large rug; irregular hole at one side woven in stripes of varying widths in red, green, rust, purple and black wool yarns, cotton weft.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
cotton (textile)
wool (textile)
Rug
Rug

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

48 1/4 x 28 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1369

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