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Hooked rug

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-61570

Description

This rectangular hooked rug has a central diamond-shaped floral medallion worked on a gold ground, surrounded by a lattice of repeating, mottled red and pink diamonds.

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

74.125 x 55.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.4669

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