Natural cotton ground, printed in blue with woodblock. Shows vertically undulating vine bearing roses, trumpet-shaped flowers, peonies, pinks and other blossoms and leaves. Cotton browned, blue faded unevenly. Selvedge along left side.

Piece of ingrain carpeting. Double-cloth weave; all wool yarns in shades or red and yellow-green. Shows part of a design composed of scrolling oak or acanthus leaves, rosettes and ivy, with a secondary striped effect in the greens. Colors reverse on back. Selvedge along one side; other side turned under. Ends raveling. A few stains and breaks.

White cotton warp and weft with heavier cotton wefts used for body and, where required, for looped pattern.  Large eight-pointed star in center surrounded by conventionalized tulips and star-shaped flowers.  Around this, a wide border composed of eight-armed units made of conventionalized tulips and trees.  Several rectilinear borders beyond this decorated with conventionalized roses and eight-pointed stars, diamonds and crosses.  Edged with white cotton tape.  Worn and darned.  Cotton browned.  Three brown stains.

General Winfield Scott, scene from the Mexican war. Two pieces stitched at center.  Ground: white cotton.  Design: printed in colors from engraved roller; Generat Scott mounted on a white horse leads American cavalry against the Mexicans; blue mountains (?) in distance, flowers and foliage in foreground, and separating scenes.  Colors: brown, green, reddish orange, blue and yellow.  Glazed. Pieced.

50.4001

50.4001

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