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Tufted rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-30808

Description

Rectangular; knitted white cotton yarn base; polychromatic wool tufted design sewn in. Rectangular center pile with striped hit or miss pattern. Framed by double border; blue/grey inner line and blue, green and red dotted outer line.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
cotton (textile)
pile (textile component)
knitting (process)
tufting
wool (textile)
Wool
Cotton
Knotted Pile
Knit
Tufted
RUG

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31.5 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1926.49

Reference Notes

Von Rosenstiel, Helene. American Rugs and Carpets. [No Publisher].

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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