A History of Tufted Rugs

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Eagle Candlewick Spread

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Date
1810–1820
Held by
American Folk Art Museum
Number
1995.13.2
Materials
cotton
Themes
Early tufting: bed rugs & needlework pile, Chenille & candlewick

Cite this source

Unknown maker. Eagle Candlewick Spread, 1810–1820. American Folk Art Museum, 1995.13.2. collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/2249/eagle-candlewick-spread.

Research notes

The museum notes that candlewicking combined flat stitches with dimensional ones, tufting among them, and that candlewick spreads recall the earlier yarn-sewn bed rugs.