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Carpet Sample

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1875-1930

GUSN

GUSN-47410

Description

Rectangular, pieced; woven in Morris "Lily" pattern with thin polychromatic floral motifs arranged in rows on dark blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carpets
cotton (textile)
jute (fiber)
weft loop weave
piecing
wool (textile)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Rug
Carpet
Carpet

Inscription

Woven on back: PRIVATE/PATTERN

Associated Building

Used At Sarah Orne Jewett House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Morris, William (Designer)

Location of Origin

Lowell, MA, USA; England

Dimensions

7 x 48 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth L.P. Richardson

Accession Number

1966.2142G

Reference Notes

Perry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. [No Publisher].

Places

Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Maine (United States)
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