Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 1965.543.06
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1840-1870
- Description:
- Rug. Made with a combination of hooking and yarn-sewing techniques with multiple strands of yarn. Worked on loosely woven tow linen. Design consists of two red roses in the center, separated by opposing curved fern or laurel-like fronds. Blue flowers are worked at the ends, between the fronds. Background is sand-colored, and the rug edges are bordered with yarn-sewn half-circles of black outlined in turquoise. Edges are bound with green wool hem tape, a typical dress finish of the mid-19th century.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-33 L-54.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Rugs, Textiles, Floor coverings, Leaves, Roses
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