Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 1928.008.01
- Creator:
- Blood, Mary E. (1835-1904)
Artist ; Frost, Edward S. (1843-1894)Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Bradford, NH
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Rug. Made by Mary E. Blood (1835-1904), Bradford, NH; c. 1870. Maker used pattern No. 36 manufactured by Edward S. Frost (1843-1894), Biddeford, ME. Hooked with strips of woven wool on burlap. Design is a brown spaniel dog resting on a pink, white, and green diamond-patterned floor. Central oval design is framed by a red and black band wrapped with individual green leaves. Background color of the inner portion of the rug is cream, and the background of the outer portion is beige. Corners are worked with scrolled motifs in purple, pink, olive, and black. On the reverse, the burlap is turned back to finish the edge. "E. S. FROST, BIDDEFORD, ME. No. 36" is stenciled in black on edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Burlap - Dimensions:
- W-27 L-43 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by the donor's mother, Mary E. Blood (1835-1904), from a stamped hooked rug pattern manufactured and distributed by Edward S. Frost of Biddeford, ME.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ida M. Redington
- Subjects:
- Rugs, Textiles, Floor coverings, Women, Dogs
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