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1890-1930
GUSN-8217
Rectangular wool hooked rug, uncut and cut wool pile. Lion and cub in center on light blue ground, flanked by large lillies in red, blue and green. Border of beige and navy stripes. Bound in brown wool. Worked on burlap.
rugs
burlap
hooking
wool (textile)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
Hooked
Wool
Burlap
Lion
Lily Pad
RUG
Possibly Frost, Edward Sands, 1843 (Maker)
Biddeford, ME, USA
31.5 (W) (inches)
1985.665
Maine (United States)
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