A History of Tufted Rugs

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Blue-and-white bed rug (unmarked)

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Date
c. 1778
Held by
Historic Deerfield
Materials
wool
Themes
Early tufting: bed rugs & needlework pile
View at the source Cited in chapter 2, notes 6, 7

Cite this source

Unknown maker. Blue-and-white bed rug (unmarked), c. 1778. Historic Deerfield. randomhouse.com/knopf/authors/ulrich/desktopflowercloth.html.

Research notes

Linked by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich to Winterthur's Mary Foot rug and the CHS "E.F." rug. Shares its Tree of Life motif with the Met's 1796 bed rug.