Hooked Rug

Hooked Rug

Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hooked Rug
Date1868
Made inUnited States
MediumWool on jute backing
Dimensions42 1/4 × 79 1/2 in. (107.3 × 201.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.105
Not on view

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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.
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on NA, from Bihler & Coger.

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