Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rug
Object Number:
1947.19
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Wool, burlap, synthetic fabric
Dimensions:
with fringe: 27 1/2 x 53 x 3/4 in. ( 69.8 x 134.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular woolen hooked rug with cut pile and burlap foundation; three red, green, and blue pinwheels on light blue ground in rectangular frame at center, with rust-colored border with abstract figures in pink, yellow, white, and red; knotted fringe; synthetic binding on back.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hooked rug was made by Mrs. Charles J. Canda (Catherine E. Abeel, 1841-1915), mother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Hyde Wheeler (Emeline Abeel)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
