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Rug fragment (Ingrain rug fragment)
Danvers Carpet Company
1847-1880
Description
The Danvers Carpet Company (also called the Eagle Carpet Company), located in Danvers, Massachusetts, manufactured this ingrain carpet between 1847 and 1880. This carpet fragment is double woven wool with red and grey fibers. The woven design is a full drop repeat pattern of trailing, leafy vines which curve to fill in the ground space. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles (Floorcovering)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Danvers Carpet Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Danvers; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.060.002
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Gilbert Vincent
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Object Number
2017.0019.060.002
Object Name
Rug fragment (Ingrain rug fragment)
Category
Textiles (Floorcovering) - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Danvers Carpet Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Danvers; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1847-1880
Materials
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (double-cloth)
Dimensions (inches)
35.75 (W) x 150.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.805 (W) x 382.27 (L)