Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1975.067.37
- Date:
- 1840-1860
- Description:
- Carpet. Ingrain. Wool, smooth faced, flat, double woven, without pile. Full 35" loom width panel. Pattern floral wreath 24" x 19.5" between 3" wide red bars with 11" x 17" floral medallion between. Colors are cream, red, brown, and green. Two selvedges, top and bottom hand-hemmed 0.5". Two selvedges, one raw end hand finished with whip stitches; corner of one end extends 5" x 10", possibly to conform to a structural feature.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-33.5 L-127 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of objects from the Wilton, NH, home of the donor's mother, Bertha Gage (Stone) Batchelder (1889-1977). The objects in the gift came from the home of Josephine H. Gage (1850-1919), the sister of the donor's grandmother, Eliza Jane (Gage) Stone (1859-1938).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Maynard S. Batchelder
- People:
- Gage, Josephine H. (1850-1919), Batchelder, Bertha S. (1889-1977), Batchelder, Maynard S. (1914-2007)
- Subjects:
- Carpets, Rugs, Carpet ingrain, Double weave, Interior decoration
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