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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Fireside Chats Throw Rug
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fireside Chats Throw Rug

Object numberMO 1941.10.52
Name Rug, Throw
Maker
Dateca. 1940
MediumTextile (wool, burlap)
Dimensionsoverall H 31 3/4 in x W 38 1/2 in (80.6 cm x 97.8 cm )
DescriptionA red, white, and blue hooked throw rug. At the center is a blue rectangle with white stars in each corner and white script text that reads: Fire / Side / Chats. The rectangle is surrounded by a wide checkboard border of red and blue squares outlined in white. The rug is backed with a piece of burlap.
Label TextThis throw rug was sent to Franklin Roosevelt in November 1940 by the designer and maker, Mary A. Lohman of Sparks, Nevada. The wool used in the rug was recycled from the clothing of Sparks and Reno, Nevada students, and the burlap was from a sugar sack.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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