1875
George Hewitt Myers is born on September 10 in Cleveland, Ohio
1896
Myers purchases first Oriental rug, for dorm room
1902
Myers receives Master’s degree from Yale University, School of Forestry
1904
Myers works for U.S. Forest Service (1904-1906)
1905
Earliest recorded purchase of a Caucasian carpet in the Myers Collection
Carpet, East Caucasus, late 19th century. The Textile Museum R36.3.4, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1905
1908
Myers marries Louise Stoddard Chase on April 21 in Fall River, Massachusetts
1909
Myers’ daughter Persis Chase (d. 1958) is born in South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Earliest recorded purchase of a Central Asian rug in the Myers Collection
Chuval (bag) face, Turkmen, Central Asia, late 19th century. The Textile Museum
R37.5.5, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1909
1910
Myers begins collecting classical carpets from Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Iran and Spain while continuing to add nomadic, village and workshop carpets from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Anatolia and Iran to his collection
1913
Myers’ daughter Mary Hewitt (d. 1959) is born. Myers and family move to their new house, designed by John Russell Pope, in Washington, D.C.
1914
Carpet, Turkmen, Central Asia, 18th century. The Textile Museum R37.5.2, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1914
1915
Myers purchases Augustus Saint-Gaudens medallion portraying Robert Louis Stevenson, a favorite author of Myers
Acquires adjacent house built by Waddy Wood at 2320 S Street
Torah curtain, Egypt, Cairo, early 17th century. The Textile Museum R16.4.4, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915
1916
Daughter Louise Chase (d. 1960) is born
1918
 Carpet fragment, Spain, Alcaraz, early 16th century. The Textile Museum R44.2.5, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1918
Carpet, West-central Anatolia, late 16th century. The Textile Museum R34.1.1, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1918
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