Tufted or punch needle rug made of wool yarn with linen canvas backing. The rug shows a traditional Vermont sugaring scene including (from left to right) a barn, a tree being tapped, a farm house, tapped trees with metal buckets, a sugar house with steam rising from the vent, and a wooden collection tub on a sled. The rug has a purple and maroon border that includes green maple leaves.
Acquisition
Accession
2001.15
Source or Donor
eBay, Inc.
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Made/Created
Date made
1950 - 1975
Woven Textile Details
Weave Type
Plain Weave
Warp
Warp Materials
Linen
Weft
Weft Materials
Linen
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Rug, Throw
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Rug, Loop
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Rug
Nomenclature Class
Floor Coverings
Nomenclature Category
Category 02: Furnishings
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
1/4 in
Width
36-1/2 in
Length
53-3/4 in
Material
Wool, Linen
Interpretative Labels
Label
Tufted Rug with Sugaring Scene, 1950-1975
Wool
Museum Purchase, #2001.15
Rugs such as this could be made with left-over yarn or scrap wool, providing both a warm floor covering and an artistic expression for the creator. Though made after the Great Depression, this rug exhibits both the craft of the rug-maker as well as the imagery used by Vermont to define its identity.
