A History of Tufted Rugs

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Chenille Rug, Gift to Henry Ford, 1936

Chenille Rug, Gift to Henry Ford, 1936

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Date
1936
Held by
The Henry Ford
Number
00.1510.19
Materials
chenille, cotton
Size
approx. 33 × 16 in.
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton
View at the source Cited in chapter 4, note 10

Cite this source

Unknown maker. Chenille Rug, Gift to Henry Ford, 1936, 1936. The Henry Ford, 00.1510.19. thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/66143.

Research notes

Red and white handmade rug inscribed "NEW V-8 FORD 1936", made as a thank-you gift to Henry Ford. A dated, homemade chenille (tufted) rug from the hand-tufting era, before tufted carpet was industrialized. Not on exhibit.