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Hooked Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-2672

Description

Of rectangular form with varriegated black and green background patterned with large "wooly" peach and green flower blossoms. It is edged in black binding tape and rebacked with burlap.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
burlap
cotton (textile)
hooking
wool (textile)
Rug
Rug

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27 x 51 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.897

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