L-shaped piece with selvage sides and one end bound with striped wool tape. Woven in large-scale floral designs with polychromatic striped ground; predominantly green, red, browns and cream.
ingrain carpets
flatweaves
jacquard
wool (textile)
Rug
Carpet
Carpet
Label "Waiting for a Gallery" Ingrain carpet is a reversible, double-woven floor covering. The example with a diamond pattern, made in England, dates to the late 18th century, the other patterns were made in the United States about 1860. All three were found in the same house.
Used At Asa Douglas House,
Unknown
USA
35 (W) (inches)
Gift of Patricia Stewart and Caleb Stewart
1993.508
New York state (United States)
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