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Rectangular piece of stair carpet with selvage sides. Woven in Morris-inspired polychromatic "Lily" pattern of thin-leaved plants on dark blue ground with floral and geometric borders along sides.
stair carpets
jute (fiber)
weft loop weave
wool (textile)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Rug
Carpet
Carpet
Woven on back: PRIVATE/PATTERN
Lily
Used At Sarah Orne Jewett House (South Berwick, Me.),
Morris, William (Designer)
England
35 (W) (inches)
Gift of Elizabeth L.P. Richardson
1966.2143
Perry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. [No Publisher].
Maine (United States)
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