A History of Tufted Rugs

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The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth

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Made by
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Date
2001
Place
New York
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Themes
Early tufting: bed rugs & needlework pile

Cite this source

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth. Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. randomhouse.com/knopf/authors/ulrich/desktopflowercloth.html.

Research notes

Includes the Foot-family bed rugs (Winterthur, Historic Deerfield, CHS). A model for object-centered history writing.