Hooked Rug

scan from file photograph

Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hooked Rug
Datelate 19th century–early 20th century
Made inUnited States
MediumWool
Dimensions39 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (100.3 × 62.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.257
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionHooked rugs, typically made by women in the home, employed loops of yarn or fabric strips pulled from the underside of the ground fabric with an implement similar to a crochet hook to create the pile.  Some patterns were commercial products, but many were created by the rug maker.  This example, with its one-direction design, may have been intended for placement in front of a fireplace.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979

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