Bed Rug, Darned in Shades of Blue

This rare American bed rug from 1785 is one of the most vibrant, visually compelling bedcovers to survive. Two other closely related examples with very similar border designs are known: one at the Brooklyn Museum and another at the H. F. DuPont Winterthur Museum. Although bed rugs were made in a number of techniques, including loom-woven knotted pile, this example was made by darning, or stitching, closely spaced rows of heavy wool yarn through a woolen ground, leaving most of the stitches visible on the surface.
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