Hooked Rug

Item Information

Title:
Hooked Rug
Description:
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.
Date:
1868–1899
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
burlap
cotton (textile)
hooking
shirring
rugs (textiles)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
flags
ships
Cotton
Burlap
Hooked
Shirred
Ship
Flag
Bird
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
31.5 in. x 45.25 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/7627
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.1060
Identifier:
7627