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Rug fragment
Danvers Carpet Company
1875-1880
Description
The Danvers Carpet Company (also called the Eagle Carpet Company), located in Danvers, Massachusetts, manufactured this ingrain carpet around 1875 to 1880. The woven design is a full drop repeat pattern of leaves and flowers on a white ground, with rectangular orange blocks spread throughout. This fragment of the rug includes the original label, featuring an image of an eagle above the word “MILLS,” sewn to the reverse. 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
2017.0019.108.016
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Gilbert Vincent
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Object Number
2017.0019.108.016
Object Name
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
1875-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, at corner
Inscription: MILLS. / EX. SUPERFINE. / Reg. / Pat. 831. / Col. 6. / Yds.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (double-cloth)
Dimensions (inches)
35.5 (W) x 45.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.17 (W) x 115.57 (L)