Carpet, Scotch

Date1830-1840

MediumWool (fiber identification by eye)

DimensionsOL: 107 3/4"; Selvage width 35 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1976.609.4

DescriptionThis is a length of Scotch or ingrain carpeting in bright red-orange, brown, and blue-to-green colors, which are combined in a large diamond medallion pattern woven the full selvage width. It is hemmed on two ends; sides are selvages. Carpet is reversible.

Construction History
1830-1840: Initial construction
1989: Pins removed
Dec. 6, 1989: Vaccumed without a screen
Jan. 1996: Placed in deep freeze for two weeks due to evidence of pests
March 1996: Vaccumed front and back
Aug. - Sept. 2001: Selvedge edges humidified, area of loss darned with matching wool, for exhibitionLabel TextThis flat, two-ply ingrain weave was especially popular with Scottish weavers, hence its of Scotch carpeting. The carpet is composed of two sets of colored weft yarns, which are interwoven on the loom to produce a color reversible pattern. This carpet is typical of the popular large floral or medallion repeat patterns used in the second quarter of the nineteenth century.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenancePrior to 1976, Antiques, America (Camden, OH): 1976-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)