Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.001.002 |
Object Name |
Carpet, Broadloom |
Title |
House Chamber Carpet Square |
Date |
ca. 1994 |
Description |
A framed square of carpet that originally covered the floor of the House Chamber in the Ohio Statehouse. The carpet is a seafoam blue color made of square deigns of white and darker seafoam. In the center of each square is a circle made up of red carnations, Ohio's state flower. The carpet design in the House Chamber alternated between the square shown here and a square containing the Ohio State Seal. The frame is a light wood. |
Dimensions |
H-31 W-31 inches |
Material |
Fabric/Wood |
Notes |
During the restoration of the Ohio Statehouse and Senate Building on Capitol Square between 1989-1995, the carpet in the building was replaced or removed as it was not original. Some of the carpet from the House and Senate Chambers was saved and later sold through the Ohio Statehouse Museum Shop as carpet squares. This carpet square originally from the Ohio House of Representatives Chamber was then framed and kept by the Ohio History Connection. |
Provenance |
This collection was transferred into CSRAB's care from the Ohio History Connection in April of 2021. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
Search Terms |
Carnation Ohio House of Representatives |
Subjects |
Carpets Flowers |