A History of Tufted Rugs

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Orville A. Carroll, Shaker Tufted Wool Rug, c. 1938 (Index of American Design)

Orville A. Carroll, Shaker Tufted Wool Rug, c. 1938 (Index of American Design)

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Made by
Orville A. Carroll
Date
c. 1938
Place
Kentucky
Held by
National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design (via Wikimedia Commons)
Number
NGA 25792
Themes
Early tufting: bed rugs & needlework pile, Hooked & handmade rugs
View at the source Cited in chapter 2, notes 26, 27

Cite this source

Orville A. Carroll. “Orville A. Carroll, Shaker Tufted Wool Rug, c. 1938 (Index of American Design),” c. 1938. NGA 25792, National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design (via Wikimedia Commons). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orville_A._Carroll,_Shaker_Tufted_Wool_Rug,_c._1938,_NGA_25792.jpg.

Research notes

Watercolour rendering made for the Index of American Design (Kentucky), c. 1938; Commons categories: Index of American Design in Kentucky, 1938 drawings. Donated to Wikimedia Commons by the National Gallery of Art under CC0. What “tufted” means here (sewn tufts, shirred or yarn-sewn pile) is not stated; see the NGA's own record.