Rectangular multi-colored hooked rug with two baskets of flowers in the center with a tree of life (?) on either side; birds perch on the branches. Eight horses along sides and top border. Bound border.
rugs
burlap
hooking
wool (textile)
baskets (containers)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
horse (animal)
tree of life (general motif)
Wool
Burlap
Hooked
Fruit Basket
Tree-of-Life
Horse
Bird
RUG
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
53.5 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.1051.1
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