Shaker Shirred Rug

Charles Goodwin

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a square textile piece with a border of braided lines in alternating shades of blue, red, and brown. Inside the border, there is an abstract arrangement of shapes and lines forming intersecting forms such as arcs, rectangles, and a central X-like shape. The patterns and earth tones resemble farmland fields or a quilt, with sections defined by soft, curved lines adding texture. The abstract shapes and colors might evoke desert landscapes with red, tan, and muted blues.