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Bed Rugs
Bed rugs are heavy, embroidered bed covers made primarily in the United States from the mid-1600s through the early 1800s. The earliest were made in eastern Massachusetts, though many have been found in the Connecticut River, Connecticut River Valley. They involve wool stitching on either wool or linen backings. They differ from other embroidered Quilt, coverlets in that bed rugs embroidery covered the background fabric, and in many cases the looped stitches were cut to form pile. Description Bed rugs (or "ruggs") were rough handwoven and hand-decorated textiles meant to serve as the topmost layer of bedding, particularly in cold weather. Bed rugs are heavy, feature either pile or a smooth face, and are worked in multicolor wool yarns on a woven foundation. The tufting process is described in connection with the Rebekah Harris bed rug of 1776 on loan to Colonial Williamsburg: "The tufted pile was created by using 7-10 strands of wool yarn, pulled through the background ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York (state), New York to its west. Massachusetts is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, sixth-smallest state by land area. With a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau-estimated population of 7,136,171, its highest estimated count ever, Massachusetts is the most populous state in New England, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the List of states and territories of the United States by population density, third-most densely populated U.S. state, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early British colonization of the Americas, English colonization. The Plymouth Colony was founded in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
