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Hooked Rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-5313

Description

Hand hooked and sheared rug with central medallion of red roses enclosed by two semi-circles of roses on a white field; surrounded by a bright blue border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

34 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.666

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