Decorative arts
Pictorial Hearth Rug
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- Date
- 1824
- Accession number
- L2015.41.82
- Maker
- Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
- Dimensions
- 25 × 77 1/2 × 2 in. (63.5 × 196.9 × 5.1 cm.)
- Medium
- yarn-sewn wool on linen
- Description
- A hearth rug composition consisting of birds, grapes, stars, trees, flower and a central wreath, in blue, white, pale green, on brown background with gold border. This rug is believed to be the earliest dated American yarn sewn rug.
- Credit
- Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
- Department
- American Art
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