Carpet

Object Name:

Carpet

Object ID:

2002.017.01

Creator:

Abbott, Mary FarnumWeaver

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1839

Description:

Carpet, hand-woven. Said to have been woven by Mary Farnum Abbott, Concord, NH, 1839. Linen cord warp. Wool weft forming striped pattern of red, shades of brwon, tan and cream. Consists of two 36" wide pieces sewn together with tan cotton thread. Long edges finished, one short edge unfinished, the other hemmed with thick green cotton thread. Worn spots, some darned.

Venetian carpet, hand-woven. Said to have been woven by Mary Farnum Abbott, Concord, NH, 1839. Warp-faced weave, with a warp of wool in shades of beige, salmon, and cream, and a weft of heavy cotton yarn. The colored warps form shaded stripes for the carpet's length. The selvedge width is 35.5 inches; two widths have been hand-seamed together.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

W-72 L-168 inches

Provenance:

Carpet pieces said to have been woven by Mary Farnum Abbott (1814-1898) of Concord, NH. Mrs. Sawyer, one of the donors, is a descendant of John Abbot of West Concord, Revolutionary soldier and owner of NHHS powder horn 1866.001. He lived in same house.

Larger piece of carpet appears in photograph donated by Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer, of Concord Bicentennial exhibit in NHHS auditorium, 1927. Rebecca Abbott (1839-1931) loaned the carpet for that exhibit. A 1931 newspaper tribute describes the carpet as "the strip of hand-woven vegetable-dyed rag carpet, which was in the loom at the time of her birth."

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sawyer

People:

Abbott, Mary, Farnum, Mary