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Carpet fragment

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1876-1920

GUSN

GUSN-8702

Description

Rectangular, pieced strip with selvage side woven in Morris-style overall floral pattern with small scale flowering thin-leaved plants on a dark blue ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carpets
fragments
cotton (textile)
jacquard
weaving
weft loop weave
machine-made
piecing
wool (textile)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Wool
Cotton
Woven
Jacquard
Knotted Pile
Arts and Crafts
Floral
Lily
Brussels
Pieced
CARPET

Inscription

Woven on back: BIGELOW LOWELL/Bigelow Lowell

Pattern

Lily

Maker

Bigelow Carpet Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Lowell and Clinton, MA, USA; Lowell, MA, USA

Dimensions

66 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1980.158

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Carpet fragment Accession Number 1980.178

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