Hooked Rug

Hooked Rug

Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hooked Rug
Datec. 1850–1900
Made inNew England, United States
MediumWool and burlap
Dimensions89 × 53 in. (226.1 × 134.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.75.41
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis hooked rug was made with loops of colored wool pulled with a hook through the meshes of an open fabric to form a pile. The hooked rug has been an American home craft since the 1700s.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, prior to 1975.

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