Throw, Table
- Object Name:
- Throw, Table
- Object ID:
- 2002.625.04
- Place of Origin:
- New England/New Hampshire/Maine
- Date:
- 1840-1900
- Description:
- Table Rug. "Penny rug." Hand appliqued and embroidered; two floral sprays in center with undulating border; floral and cherry pattern of pink, yellow, and beige flowers with blue accents and green stems and leaves. Two center flowers raised and stuffed with paper. Applique flowers embroidered with satin, blanket, and chain stitches. Stems embroidered with stem stitches of green or beige wool yarn. Plain woven black wool ground with crimp appearance from over-spun yarns; center rectangle pieced in four places, a 24" panel pieced at center to a 15" panel; seamed to two inverted triangular pieces made into a rectangle measuring 7" wide; hand seamed 0.25" to a tabbed sawtooth border on all sides with sewing thread and top stitched in the seam with pink wool yarn.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-35 L-53.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Wool, Embroidery, Applique, Table decorations, Flower, Textiles, Handwork, Recycling, Thrift
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