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Carpet fragment

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1896-1900

GUSN

GUSN-67052

Description

Triangular piece wool Brussels carpet woven in polychromatic rococco-like leaf S-scroll on cream ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carpets
fragments
cotton (textile)
jute (fiber)
weft loop weave
weaving
machine-made
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Wool
Jute
Cotton
Woven
Knotted Pile
Floral
Brussels
CARPET

Inscription

Woven on back: WHITTAL'S

Maker

Whittal's (Maker)

Dimensions

25 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1978.185

Reference Notes

Nylander, Richard. Wallpaper in New England. [No Publisher].

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

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