Rug

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Rug

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.169

Description

Rectangular rug, hooked, in wool in rich warm reds, browns and green in a circular floral pattern.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1899 Date made: r. 1834 - 1899

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

4179

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

92-1/2 in

Length

89 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 92 1/2 x 89 in. (235 x 226.1 cm)

Material

Rags, Jute, Wool, Burlap

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Has been rebacked - several bad holes.

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Note: The term "hooked" actually refers to three different methods of rug making: Yarn sewn, shirred and truly "hooked" rugs. The yarn sewn rugs employed a firm cloth base with the individual looping of threads, as in 18th century bedrugs. Shirred rugs, which appeared about 1825, consisted of pieces of cloth sewn to a supporting cloth, often overlapping each other for thickness and warmth. Hooked rugs, with long fabric strips drawn in through a coarse foundation, was the last of the three types to emerge, dating after 1840. This rug is an example of the last, the truly "hooked" technique.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Basement