Pattern, Rug
- Object Name:
- Pattern, Rug
- Object ID:
- 1991.047.02
- Creator:
- Frost, Edward S. (1843-1894)
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Biddeford, ME
- Date:
- 1876-1900
- Description:
- Pattern, hooked rug. Manufactured by Edward S. Frost & Co., Biddeford, ME, 1876-1900. Pattern stenciled on burlap. Depicts a red horse standing on a field of light and dark green, framed by a red oval line. Flanking the oval to the right and left are arrangements of oak leaves in purple, red, and light and dark green with black stems. A black rectangle is printed around entire design. "NO 53" is stenciled at right end. Partial stencil of the Frost company is visible along the top, "[...] CO. MFR." The bottom edge is raw. Sides are selvedge, and the top edge is turned back and machine-stitched.
- Material:
- Textile
Burlap - Dimensions:
- W-25.5 L-40 inches
- Provenance:
- The patterns were owned by Martha S. Watson (1884-1976), a celebrated rug hooking teacher of Concord, NH, and loaned to Lena S. Wells (1897-1987) of Epsom, NH, the mother of the donor for copying.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Norma Keller
- Subjects:
- Horses, Oak leaves
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