Woven rug, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1950.4178.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Three-color strand of plied wool yarn woven in a finely sett warp. Bound with handwoven tape on all four sides. Rust red/off-white/indigo blue plied in an S twist. Warp sett is very fine (18 epi approx) off-white cotton or wool (?). Same thread as used in ply.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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