Lot 88: Large Braided Rug

Concentric wagon wheel spokes emanating from a central light colored circle, each outlined in two black braids, alternating light and dark, hexagonal scallop shape, each braid made up of three distinct cotton strands, reds, grays, cream, royal blue, olive green, and black, very tightly braided, c. 1900-1920, braided in the Shaker style, mounted on a wood frame for hanging, 52″ dia (rug), 54″ dia (frame). [See Fig. 55, p. 109, Shaker Textile Arts, Beverly Gordon, 1980, University Press of New England.] 

Estimate: $1,500-2,500