Button Rug c. 1936

"Button Rug" is a design for a rug by Jules Lefevere created in 1936. The drawing shows a rectangular rug composed of repeating geometric patterns, primarily featuring a brown background with a grid of red and cream colored diamonds, with a design of stylized floral motifs and white dots. The border of the rug design features a repeating pattern of circles in alternating colors of blue and red. The rug is designed in a geometric style with a symmetrical and repeating pattern, typical of Lefevere’s work. This detailed drawing would have been used to create a rug made with many individual buttons sewn together in a complex pattern.