FILTER RESULTS
Hearth Rug
c. 184519th Century
59 in. x 24 in.
Elizabeth H. Harris,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
wool
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.79
A black wool tabby ground rug with designs in two-ply wool. The center of the design is a vase of flowers, initialed E.H. (probably Elizabeth Harris of Sag Harbor, sister of George Harris). On each side is a spray of flowers and a bird on a branch.
The edges are trimmed with card woven wool fringe.
The edges are trimmed with card woven wool fringe.
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