RUGS NEW AND OLD

The new rug would be Lauren's Hearts update.  Must say I like her black outlines much better than the dull dark wool I used to hook mine.  Hers looks much more crisp.

Love this naive and wonky big dog, little house rug.  Said to be hooked early 20th century (29.5 x 39.5).

Landscape with horse and ducks hooked between 1900-20, no dimensions were provided.

Inscribed with the word Home, date 1894 and the initials AK, the rug measures 23 x 36.  It is from the collection of Barbara M. and Charlie Hunter.

The cat rug is dated 1940 so doesn't qualify as an antique, but rather vintage.  Dimensions are 22 x 23.  Don't think I've ever seen a hooked rug at an angle like this.

The flowers remind me of poinsettia's for some reason, perhaps because there's so much Christmas advertising on TV, stores, and even Facebook.  Hooked circa 1900 size is 22 x 37.5.

Margaret Warwick made this rug of 2 cats by a fire in 1923.  Not sure if she was the original designer or the maker.  

Which was probably the inspiration for this design below.  Have no date or size for this one, sorry.

Sizeable rug of dog carrying a basket hooked late 19 to early 20th century (32 x 57.5).

Beautify deer head from New Canaan, CT hooked late 19th to early 20th century.

This sweet tabby cat was advertised as being hooked late 19th century and another from the Charles Hunter collection.  It has a bid on it.

Last but not least, is a Hutchinson rug, Gentleman in the Gutter.  It is hard to see but the 'gentleman' is prone at the very bottom of the rug.  The script is hard to read so will type the wording below the photo.

"A Gentleman In The Gutter Lies / His Face Upturned to the Starlit Skies / A Helping Hand A Word of Cheer / Would Dissipate the Fumes of Beer / The Fumes of Rum The Fumes of (?) / That Cause This Man to Succumb (?)  BTW, I was only able to give you these words because the auction house put them in the description.

That's it for this show.  Will work on binding my Hearts rug during The Five.  Happy hooking everyone.

Saundra

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Antique Rug Show

Since there isn't much progress to show on the horse or anything else new to report here is a rug show to please us all.  First is Dueling Roosters circa 1920-40 and measures 19.5 x 34.5.

This rug was also up for sale  and wonder if you Canadians know anything about him.  Seems that since Dr. Drummond's Home was hooked he must have some significant standing.  The rug measures 19 x 40 and Canadian made.

A view of the back and you can see there was some fading.

Noble Dog must be a Hutchinson rug and unfortunately I have no date or dimensions.

Big cat small tree and house.  Sorry, no date or dimensions provided.

Hunter with rifle measures 22.5 x 61 and was hooked early 20th century.  Notice the rifle is as long as he is tall.  But then primitive folk art has cats as big as houses and those little things make the rug more endearing.

The auction house said this rug was 2 cats; but is it?  Or is it a cat and dog or 2 dogs?  Regardless, it measures  29 x 56.5 and hooked late 19th  or early 20th century.

 Below is a close up of the one on the right side.

Here is a busy rug with birds, dogs and flowers with fan border.  Said to be hooked late 19th or early 20th century using cotton on burlap 28 x 73.

A farm scene measuring 39 x 72 is a lovely rug with lots of detail; except I have no date.

A photo of the back and not sure why that cloth is attached to the binding.

A view of the ducks in the lower right side.

Temps are supposed to be around 57 degrees today so will go outside and pick up limbs which fell from the hard winds and clean up more leaves.  I know that I live in the wooded area but OMG I think the neighbors' leaves are coming in my yard too.  

Also plan to draw out my next pattern but still haven't finished hooking the horse.

Saundra

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