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c. 1930s, Stair Tread with Liberty Bell Design

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Historic Americana

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c. 1930s, Colorful Hooked-Wool on Burlap Stair Tread with Scene Depicting Pocahontas, John Smith, and Powhatan, Choice Extremely Fine.
Wonderful hooked-rug stair tread, measuring approximately 7" x 27" long, depicting Pocahontas in yellow and white wrap and white head feather, reaching out to a kneeling John Smith with white shirt and red chest area, yellow hair and beard, while a tall Indian chief, Powhatan, in red and black robe and white headdress gestures toward them. In the background is a deeply wooded venue, trees, green, blue, and brown threads, with dark blue and green end borders. Lively multicolored wool on burlap, produced during the second quarter of the 20th Century.

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