Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1975.056.27 a-b
- Date:
- 1830-1870
- Description:
- Cloth Fragments. Floor covering or drugget for stairs. Two textile lengths of 18" loom widths. Bast fiber damask weave, black warp, white weft yarns, main field pattern of eight-pointed geometric motif at center of each diamond, floral and stripe pattern border on each side. Textile was pressed front and back to produce glossy finish, yarns crimped due to pressure. Two raw ends and two side selvedges on each fragment. Both pieces are equal in length.
- Material:
- Textile
Bast - Dimensions:
- W-18.25 L-84.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor from Jean Fuessenich, June 3, 1968.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- Subjects:
- Weaving, Stairs, Drugget, Interior decoration, Bast
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