A History of Tufted Rugs

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Bed rug marked "Esther Packard 1801"

Bed rug marked "Esther Packard 1801"

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Made by
Esther (Porter) Packard (1733–1812), attributed
Date
1801
Place
Cummington, Massachusetts (possibly)
Held by
Historic Deerfield
Materials
wool
Themes
Early tufting: bed rugs & needlework pile

Cite this source

Esther (Porter) Packard (1733–1812), attributed. Bed rug marked “Esther Packard 1801”, 1801. Historic Deerfield. historic-deerfield.org/2017-7-21-going-to-the-sources-researching-the-esther-packard-1801-bed-rug.

Research notes

Acquisition researched by Curator of Textiles David E. Lazaro; the 2017 blog post shows how bed rug provenance is documented.