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Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1889

GUSN

GUSN-32927

Description

Rectangular panel; white cotton knit base with cut pile wool-silk surface. Central rectangular block of numerous silk-wool plaids. Stripes and solids in no pattern framed by black border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Maker

Willson, Anna Bell Johnson (Maker)

Location of Origin

Manchester, NH, USA

Dimensions

21 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Belle Willson

Accession Number

1929.1542

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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