Rug
- Object Name:
- Rug
- Object ID:
- 1965.543.01
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Hooked Rug. "Abusson" pattern. Made with strips of woven wool worked through burlap. Design is a large pointed oval filled with red, beige, and cream flowers on foliage in shades of olive green and olive brown. Center oval is surrounded by a cream-colored background, and then a border filled with red and olive green stylized foliate motifs on a dark brown background; Single line of black edges the rug. Edges are finished by turning under the burlap. New burlap backing has been applied.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Burlap - Dimensions:
- W-40.25 L-79.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection. Documented as in NHHS collection since 1922.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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