Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 1950.009
- Creator:
- Straw, Mary R. (1841-1925)
Designer ; Straw, Hannah S. (1816-1899)Artist - Place of Origin:
- Newfield, ME
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Hooked Rug. Designed by Mary R. Straw (1841-1925). Made by Mary R. Straw and her mother, Hannah S. Straw (1816-1899), Newfield, ME; c. 1880. Made with strips of woven wool and cotton fabrics on burlap. Design divided into 40 squares, each filled with a floral or leaf design on different color backgrounds; the same or similar block is repeated diagonally. Grid outline of the blocks is worked in black. Large, tight C-scrolled stylized foliate motifs worked in shades of beige and turquoise border with a black background. Edges are finished by turning under the burlap. New burlap backing has been added.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Burlap - Dimensions:
- W-65 L-90 inches
- Provenance:
- Designed by Mary R. Straw (1841-1925) of Newfield, Maine. Made by Mary and her mother Hannah S. Straw (1816-1899), c. 1880, in about six weeks, while another daughter did the housework. Purchased by the donor, Margaret H. Jewell.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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