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Hooked Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-7723

Description

Hand hooked rectangular rug has central five lobed flower with four trefoil flowers around it in faded orange on a medium blue field. Strip borders on brown and beige. Bound with double braid in brown, blue, white. Burlap backing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
burlap
cotton (textile)
hooking
floral patterns
trefoils (geometric motifs)
Cotton
Burlap
Hooked
Trefoil
Floral
RUG

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

46 x 28.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.1032

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