Karnak Wilton "Liberty" Rug , c. 1917, Shuttleworth Brothers, Amsterdam, NY for W. & J. Sloane, with vignettes of aviatrix Ruth Law flying a biplane over the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, the Mayflower, the Liberty Bell, the Washington Monument, Native American teepees, Independence Hall, a Model-T driving through a redwood tree, a ship passing through the Panama Canal, and others, machine made jacquard weave, 9 ft. x 12 in. Note: The making of this rug was inspired by the lighting ceremony for the Statue of Liberty in 1916, at which President Woodrow Wilson officiated. Made in very few numbers, one was given to Wilson for use in the White House, and has since been shown at the Woodrow Wilson Library.

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