DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Ryijy
NameBed Rug
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1850
Place madeFinland or Sweden, Europe
MediumWool, bast fiber
Dimensions82 × 60 in. (208.2804 × 152.4003 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.744
Object numberA.1995.93.744
DescriptionRug, rya. Central green rectangle surrounded by, first, a red zig-zag border, a red stripe, then a green border with one row of diamonds along each side. Colors are red, green, black, pink (according to photo); made of knotted wool yarns.Artist Not Recorded
1800 - 1850
c. 1890