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Hooked Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1868-1933

GUSN

GUSN-5312

Description

Hand hooked rug has alternating light and dark triangular border; corners are gold colored squares; bound with tan binding; central motif of large red rose sprig with "ROSE" in red and green letters at bottom; background striped with blues and greens.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
handmade
hooking
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Hooked
Handmade
Rose
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31.25 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.665

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