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Hooked rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1875-1910

GUSN

GUSN-61555

Description

This rectangular hooked rug is worked with a central oval garland of red, violet, and pink flowers with green leaves on a central tan ground and surrounding tan/cream oval border. The corners and outer edges are worked in a violet and brown scrolling vine border with the same tan/cream ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rugs
hooking
textiles
wool (textile)
Rug
Unidentified Textile
Hooked
Wool
Rug

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41.25 x 30 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2965

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