How to contact Betsey Telford-Goodwin's Rocky Mountain Quilts:
Telephone - for orders or questions - 1-207-363-6800
FedEx - 130 York Street York, Maine 03909
Email - betsey@rmquilts.com
UF100 Odd Fellows Overshot Summer/Winter Carpet
1890
62 x 66 inches
Found in Pennsylvania
$2,200
Created on a 35" loom; finely woven with thick black and red woolen
threads. Odd Fellows symbols are the format for the design of this
creation. I enjoyed using "Google" to read about the deeper meanings of
the many Odd Fellows symbols. An over simplified version of these
symbols is the importance in life of love, industriousness, truth,
and acceptance of one another.
This c.1890 amazingly graphic piece of art was actually carpet for the
floor of a 19th century home or possibly the actual Odd Fellows Lodge.
Strips of 35" wide carpet were sewn together to create the needed room
size. This carpet, a perfect piece of art for your wall, is not quite two
full widths: one full and one apx. 3/4 width, hand sewn together. Please
look at the closeup sections by clicking the above photo. Where have you
ever seen 19th century art in red and black...a sought after and hard to
find color combination.
Betsey has organically washed this carpet so it is clean for your
perfect wall space. We can also apply "sleeves" so the "carpet" is ready
to easily hang. Please call for more details.
