Carpet

Object Name:

Carpet

Object ID:

1980.046.12

Date:

1890-1950

Description:

Woven carpet, wool strip carpeting in imitation of Oriental rug designs. See folder for use in house.
Machine-woven pile carpet, designed in imitation of Oriental rug designs. The pile is wool, and the warp is cotton; weft appears to be cotton, also. The rug has one end that has been cut and bound, but it appears to have been intended as a runner, perhaps for a hallway, as it is long and narrow. The center field features octagonal lozenges filled with various geometric motifs, along with blocks of other non-representational geometric designs. The border design features hourglass motifs on a cream background. The colors throughout the rug are bold and synthetic: deep red, blue, green, yellow, and cream, with many motifs outlined in black. The long edges are selvage; one end is turned under and hemmed; the other end was cut off and bound in 1981, according to attached note.

Material:

Textile
Wool

Dimensions:

W-27 L-61 inches

Provenance:

From house at 432 North State Street, Concord, NH, built in 1887 by John B. and Ellen Giles and purchased by James and Joan Jeffrey in 1963.

Credit Line:

Gift of Joan Jeffrey

People:

Giles, Emily, Giles, John B.