One of my daily routines is searching for antique rugs via on-line auction houses and I recently found quite a number of them. Given a date of 1840 is this chenille shirred dog rug which measures 32 x 47.
So I'm wondering if that was a pattern offered by the Peddlers years ago with colors and design leaning toward the textiles they had on hand. Interesting eh? This one below was said to be hooked late 19th or early 20th century and measures 24 x 45. Perhaps the former rug was used as the model for this newer cleaner version.
Same web site same day I found Big Yellow Cat measuring 21 x 42 and said to be hooked early 20th century. Again this looked familiar and wondered if it was a rug being re-sold.
These next rugs are antique rugs once owned by dearly departed Barb Carroll and will be sold January 19th. I know this first one as Kinderhook Flower Basket and I hooked an adaptation of it in class with Barb. The rug measures 27 x 38 and said to be hooked early 20th century.
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Hope you enjoyed the rug show and Happy hooking.
Saundra
