Carpet
- Object Name:
- Carpet
- Object ID:
- 1977.031.07
- Place of Origin:
- England/United States
- Date:
- 1850-1875
- Description:
- Carpet remnant, ingrain. Wool, red, yellow, orange, beige floral design.
Carpet fragment. Corner remnant from a larger carpet. From the Holt-Marston home in Concord, NH. Ingrain double weave with an Oriental inspired floral border design in red, yellow, orange, and beige wool yarns. Outer border measures 4.75" with 3.50" 12 petal daisy or sunflower motifs. Main border measures 13.25" with flowers (like outer border) on each corner, one end of the border decorated with icicle shapes, the other with motifs resembling bunches of sprouting grass. Rope like pattern 1" inner border. Main field with rows of Turkish style lozenges, rope, and leave patterns. Top edge 2.25" of fringe from warp yarns, bottom and one side uneven lengths of fringed as result of cutting. One side selvedge. - Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-44 L-39 inches
- Provenance:
- Possibly from the Holt-Marston home in Concord, NH. Purchased by John F. Page (1935-2012), former director of the New Hampshire Historical Society from the Holt-Marston estate auction.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purvhase
- Subjects:
- Carpets, Interior decoration, Floor coverings, Flowers, Carpet ingrain
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