Kinder Garten Crawling Rug

NameRug

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1890

Place madeLondon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, jute

DimensionsOverall: 51 x 51 in. (129.5 x 129.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2011.51.1

Collections

Europe

DescriptionRed wool flannel blanket with white word "BABY" in center and large white animals (goat, rabbit, horses, sheep, cat, dog, donkey, pig, lion, ox and bull) around the edges. Backed with burlap, possibly a later addition, with large hand sewn on tag reading "Kinder Garten Crawling Rug, Designed and Registered by Emma S. Windsor, Inventor of the Babie's Crawling Rug, Soho Bazaar, London. Registered No. 34069."