Art Institute of Chicago

Rug

United States

Date

1775-1825

Medium

Wool, plain weave embroidered with wool yarn in outline, running, satin and stem stitches forming uncut pile

Culture

United States

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The textural quality of this rug was created through embroidery stitches that form pile on the surface. This type of rug is a predecessor of the popular hooked rugs of the 19th century, which utilized a labor saving rug hooking tool and strips of fabric to create a textile that was the same on the front and back.

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