Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.51
- Creator:
- Whittall, Matthew J. (1843-1922)
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Worcester, MA
- Date:
- 1897-1913
- Description:
- Carpet. Manufactured by Matthew J. Whittall (1843-1922), Worcester, MA; 1897-1913; Strip of stair carpeting, machine-woven with a looped pile; wool pile, cotton warp and weft. White lettering woven into reverse: "WHITTALL'S / VICTORIA." The carpet's design is Japonesque, with a burnt orange background and black borders along sides. The interior is filled with oval medallions filled with swirled motifs; the orange background has watery swirls in paler orange. The sides are bordered with a C-curved and oval design. Colors used in addition to the shades of burnt orange and black are pale chartreuse and golden yellow. The long sides are selvedge; the ends are cut.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-27 L-123.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the James Cowan Sawyer Collection, assembled in the Durham, NH, area in the early 20th century by the father of the donors.
- Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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