Needlepoint Rug
MakerMade by
The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc.
(American, founded 1929)
Date1998
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 48 x 64in. (121.9 x 162.6cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Mary Batchelder Gorman
Object number2008.73.0
DescriptionNeedlepoint rug depicting CT wildflowers made for Federated Garden Clubs of CT Inc., 1998. There are twelve panels with one wildflower per panel, including cardinal flower, trout lily, lady's slipper, goldenrod, jack-in-the-pulpit among others.
NotesObject Note: The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. held a raffle in 1998 to raise funds for Project Wildflowers, a project to plant wildflowers along major highways in Connecticut in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Transportation's Adopt-a-Plot program. This rug was the grand prize, with six additional prizes of 12"x12" wildflower pillows. The rug was displayed at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show in Harford from 18-21 February 1999. Tickets were sold for $2.00 each. Stichers for Project Wildflowers are listed as: Anne Bell, New Haven; Meg Bremer, Lyme; Jane Dickenson, Essex; Jan Fenger, Old Saybrook; Doris Gellamberg, Spring Glen; Peggy Goodnow, Wilton; Helen Lewis, Ridgefield; Gladys Link, Old Lyme; Carol McLaren, Middletown; Edith Meffley, Ridgefield; Cindy Michaels, Woodbridge; Alice Poole, Orange; Helen Pritchard, Danbury; Jane Sibley, Spring Glen; Ellie Tessmer, North Haven and Wallingford; Gay Thorne, Essex; Barbara Ullstein, Essex; Connie Walker, West Hartford; Liza Weihman, Greenwich; Sally Worm, Middletown.Status
Not on view
