Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rug
Object Number:
1937.465
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 45 x 91 x 1/2 in. ( 114.3 x 231.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular needlepoint rug made of wool yarn applied to linen foundation; ocher ground with dark blue and yellow medallion at center flanked on either side by a large, abstracted thistle with dark blue scrolling leaves, within rectangular border with stylized tulip motif on medium blue ground; light brown cotton backing and narrow yarn fringe on all sides.
Gallery Label:
The accession records suggest that the design of this rug is similar to Edward S. Frost's "Turkish" design (citation: W. W. Kent, "Rare Hooked Rugs," p. 179). By 1870, Edward Sands Frost, a tin peddler from Biddleford, Maine, was selling burlap for hooked rugs with his designs pre-printed in color by means of metal stencils (see Helen Comstock, ed., "The Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques," New York, 1958, vol. 1, p. 212).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
