Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 1986.005
- Place of Origin:
- Plainfield, NH
- Date:
- circa 1945
- Description:
- Hooked Rug. Unidentified maker, Plainfield, NH; c. 1945. Design of 23 native wildflowers set within diagonal grid; include violets, Jack-in-the-pulpit, cattails, lady's slipper, skunk cabbage, water lilies, trillium, black-eyed Susan, blue flag iris, morning glories, and thistle. Diamonds are outlined in maroon-brown on a cream background; Maroon-brown border on the edge. Worked with narrow strips of woven wools on burlap.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Burlap - Dimensions:
- W-38 L-60.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally purchased at a house sale in Plainfield, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ray, Mary Lyn
- Subjects:
- Rugs, Floor coverings, Flowers, Leaves, Wildflowers
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