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Rectangular hand-hooked and shirred rug; beige tones with bits of red, green, and blue featuring a two-masted, full sail British ship flying the Union Jack; five birds trail the ship. Bound in tan cotton bias tape.
rugs
burlap
cotton (textile)
hooking
shirring
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
flags
ships
Rug
Rug
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
31 1/2 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.1060
Title SERVICE: Reproduction Hooked Rug Accession Number S2019.4.1
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