Don't be thrown off by the very tattered rug below as I believe it has a wonderful story to tell. It was found in an estate in Waltham, MA and believed to be the handiwork of a WWI nurse who lived there.
In the photo above it appears to be a dog to the left, a hard to decipher date and house, or at least a door to a building of some sort. Below is the back side of that section with the date which is hard to read.
Then there is the girl with a jump rope at the bottom and flowers.
So I've been thinking about this rug since seeing it and have a couple thoughts/questions. Did the woman hook this about her own childhood memories? If it is true she was a nurse during WWI was it also a 'quiz' for her wounded patients? Could it be a quiz to test the wounded military on their mental awareness?
Oh so many thoughts running thru my mind when seeing this rug and learning the antique dealer believed it was from a WWI nurse. Antique hooked rugs have so many stories in their history which intrigues me.
As for my rugs? I have only designed a few rugs; one of my mother looking at a fish bowl (which needs to be tweaked) and 3 of my departed fur babies which you can see on my blog's right side bar. But mostly I prefer hooking antique adaptations I admire as each of them gives me pause to wonder about the hooker, her thoughts and capture the beauty she hooked.
Happy hooking. Hope all of you are staying cool. The lake is still here with more rain in the forecast but weatherman says it will bring in less humid and reasonable temps this weekend. Am looking forward to that for sure.
Saundra
