Sold for:
$206
$206
Wool Yarn Stitched Geometric Shag Rug, possibly Shaker made, America, late 19th/early 20th century, composed of multicolored strips of intact and partially unraveled hand-knit or machine knit woolen yarn, in a concentric rectangular pattern, hand-stitched to a cotton ticking ground, woven cotton flannel backing, 24 x 38 in. Literature: A similar rug is illustrated in the book Quilts, Coverlets, Rugs and Samplers, by Robert Bishop, William Secord, and Judith Reiter Weissman, 1982, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, p. 304.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-02-22
