Cut pile rug from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
date: label: Date
content: 1979-1981
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cheryl Bailey Solomon, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
notes: label: Description
content: A rectangular cut pile rug from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The rug features the Greek letters of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, [?ST], in red against a white background. The rug has a twine warp and a yarn weft that is visible on the reverse. The back of the rug is bound on the left and right sides with cotton twill tape.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Bailey Solomon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.91.4
objectType: label: Type
content: rugs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: yarn and twine with twill
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 17 × 35 × 1 in. (43.2 × 88.9 × 2.5 cm)