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Carpet

Object Name:
Carpet
Object ID:
1976.031.14 b
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Carpet strips. From servants wing of the Crawford House. Two strips of carpeting (cut in two in 1977), machine-woven wool pile, with cotton warp and hemp weft. The design of the carpet was inspired by the Middle Eastern textile tradition, and features buta- (otherwise known as paisley) shaped lozenges filled with a stylized floral motif, on a background with scattered other stylized floral motifs. The butas are red, golden yellow, pink, and blue, and the background is green, with flower forms in golden yellow, white, dark red, and pale blue. Motifs are outlined in black. The long sides are selvedge, and the ends are cut, except that one panel has an end that is hemmed.
Material:
Textile
Dimensions:
W-26.5 L-59 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Crawford House Fund
Subjects:
Crawford House
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