Rug

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Rug

Entry/Object ID

1990.29.1

Description

Tufted runner rug. The design is a combination of Asian and Southwestern American motifs. There is a geometric medallion in the center over red ground and wave design around the border. The rug is made of silk yarn on a cotton foundation. A label sewn onto the back of the rug reads, "Silk yarn Made by Lillie Ridlon about 1934 Cuttingsville, Vt."

Context

Made with silk yarns made by Lillie Ridlon in Cuttingsville, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1990.29

Source or Donor

Ridlon, Hazel B.

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

through Janice R. Lawrence

Made/Created

Artist

Ridlon, Lillie

Date made

1934

Place

Village

Cuttingsville

Town

Shrewsbury

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Rug, Throw

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Rug

Nomenclature Class

Floor Coverings

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

63 in

Width

25-3/4 in

Material

Silk, Cotton

Relationships

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