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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-3199

Description

Rectangular rug with conforming variegated ruby red center enclosed by a field of variegated beige, pale red, blue and pale green scroll devices; has a striped border in green, mauves, and browns; wool on burlap foundation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
burlap
hooking
wool (textile)
Wool
Burlap
Hooked
RUG

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

34 x 58 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.982

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