Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1966.046 a-b
- Date:
- 1840-1880
- Description:
- Flat-woven ingrain carpet, wool. From Whitcomb House, Henniker, NH. This room-size carpet has a design of diamond grid pattern that forms quatrefoils with pointed lobes; the centers of the quatrefoils are filled with a wreath-like motif of flowers and foliage. The grid pattern is also filled with floral bouquets at intervals. The colors are bold red and three shades of green; the double-weave structure allows this carpet to be reversible. Carpet piece (a) is seamed by hand to combine four selvedge widths; each width is 36.25". Carpet piece (b) consists of two widths seamed together. There are warping flaws running the length of the warp on most of the panels. Two sides are selvedge and the other two sides are hemmed by hand on both pieces.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- W-144 L-166.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From Whitcomb House, Henniker, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Calvin Tucker
- Subjects:
- Carpets
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