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Although ID'd as carpeting and carpeting was made like this, this fragment could just as well be a piece of blanketing. Rectangular piece of early "common" carpeting woven in birdseye twill weave. 3-1/2" wide navy blue stripes intersecting to form windowpane checks with 1" wide stripes of "prussian blue" and white linen creating narrow windowpanes within on olive-tan ground.
carpets
twill
flatweaves
hand weaving
linen (material)
wool (textile)
Rug
Carpet
Carpet
Unknown
USA
35 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of William Warren
1964.406
Connecticut (United States)
Title Blanket Accession Number 1935.1269
Title Coverlet/blanket Accession Number 1956.64
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