Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-4596

Description

Scenic hooked rug of geese and pine trees in shades of gray, green and white; three geese flying against a gray sky with quarter moon (geese white outlined in dark gray); nine pine trees below in shades of green; scene framed by a wide dark gray border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
burlap
cotton (textile)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
geese
trees
Cotton
Burlap
Goose
Tree
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

AFTER Grenfell (Maker)

Location of Origin

Labrador

Dimensions

26.5 x 37.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.790

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