It's Rug Show Time Again

Sometimes I think people enjoy my blog more for the antique rug photos than what I'm hooking.  Hey, that's fine with me as it is an incentive for me to keep posting and looking for them.  So if you're one of those folks you're in luck.

Recently found is this Home Sweet Home rug with an almost obliterated lettering and date of March 1933 on the left side.  It was hooked with cotton and wool on jute.

An old Americana hooked rug ~ Uncle Sam holding a flag.  It measures 33.5 x 59 and dated 1900.  

Here is a close up of Uncle Sam himself where you can see more clearly the 1900 date below Sam.

Am pretty sure I've posted this antique rug previously and perhaps it was when it was auctioned previously.  The primitive cats rug was hooked late 19th century which measures 24 x 39.5.  Like other rugs recently posted it is from the estate of Elaine Buck.

                         

Dated between 1868-1933 is the floral.  I wonder if the hooker's or recipient's name was Rose.  They gave width of 31" wide but no height.  Is  hard to tell  with the angle of the photo if it is 31" square.

I really like this Lamb with blue bow, dimensions are 34 x 44 and the collection of Alain and Louise Huin.

When I first saw the above rug on the auction site it reminded me of the Reclining lamb (below) hooked late 19the century. 

Double Eagles, 38 x 43, hooked late 19th century and another rug from the estate of Elaine Buck, West Chester, PA.

And finally, a Horse with an outlined cropped tail hooked late 19th century.  In 1999 it sold for $1,725.

Still no clue what I'll hook when the 'Mary oh Mary' Comstock rug is finished but am still thinking and looking for what floats my boat for longer than 5 minutes.  

Had my annual flu shot yesterday and since it is so dang chilly made a pot of Smoky Potato Chick Pea Soup and it was delicious.  I saw the recipe on FB about a week ago.

This morning I checked my propane (backup furnace heat) since it was at 35% level I ordered a fill-up, the price today is $3.499 but the price is going up soon I fear.  It was announced that OPEC is reducing production of oil by 2 million barrels per day.  Hopefully my price for fill-up will stay that price until at least this first delivery.

Saundra

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