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Maker(s):Worcester Guild of Artists and Craftsmen (possibly)
Culture:American
Title:rug
Date Made:ca. 1900
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:textile: polychrome plain and patterned plain weave and twill weave silks; cotton and silk open weave ground
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Worcester
Measurements:Overall: 21 in x 31 in; 53.3 cm x 78.7 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2013.14.15
Credit Line:William T. Brandon Collection
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Shirred decorative hearth rug, polychrome plain and pattered silks (taffeta and twill weaves) affixed to woven cotton and silk ground substructure. Some fading, especially see on the green silk and a portion of the black silk edging. Some ongoing loss of the raw edges of the silk. Late 19th or early 20th century.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; polychrome; Silk

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