Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1976.031.14 c
- Place of Origin:
- Crawford House, Crawford Notch NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Woven carpet. From servants wing of the Crawford House. Strip of carpeting, machine-woven wool pile (cut loop), 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. There are several weaving flaws in the design. The long sides are selvedge, and the ends are cut.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- W-26.25 L-107 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Crawford House Fund
- Subjects:
- Crawford House
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