I've found new to me old rugs to share and will start off with the recently found Barbara E. Merry rug someone just listed. I've never seen this one before so wonder how many more of her rugs are out there with private owners.
Looks Barbara captured a fun time for the folks who tended their farm who are playing music and enjoying the night off.
A Hutchinson style rug.
A Grenfell 1930's horse and sleigh measuring 17.5 x 29. He started a cottage industry and taught women to hook with nylons to help them make money due to the poverty level. For those of you new to rug hooking you can read more about him and the hooked mats HERE.
Perhaps this next one could be considered a Hutchinson style hooked rug but the background is a little more busy than seen in those rugs. Said to be 19th century and measures 34 x 50.
A Native American on horseback dated 1930. Cute rug of two dogs hooked mid 20th century so maybe not quite considered an antique yet.
A small 14 x 14 hooked mat with 4 leaf clusters, possibly a chair pad although not round.
The auction house listed the rug below as an eagle and dated 1910. It is definitely not my favorite depiction of an eagle, to me it looks more like a Condor.
Horse running free so will consider it a mustang. No date but there are obvious damaged areas on it and such a shame as it would be a lovely rug otherwise.
A couple cats, no other information provided. I love the quirkiness of antique rugs. Perhaps the hooker had no extra light value to hook in that bottom scroll so "used what she had" to finish it.
There ya have it for today folks. Yesterday I finally made my chicken rice soup and it was delicious. Guess you know what my lunch and dinner will be today and then will freeze some.
Also pulled out the dye pots again yesterday and just may do so again today; will show you the results in a future post. And no, it isn't primitive black again. It will be my favorite Olde Patina.
Did you remember to turn your clocks back?
Saundra
