Nylon hooked rug made by Nancy du Pont Reynolds Cooch (Mrs. Edward W. Cooch Jr.)
Object · not yet checked at the source · Image permission pending
- Date
- 1950
- Held by
- Hagley Museum and Library
- Collection
- Hagley museum collection
- Number
- 2012.8.1
- Themes
- Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Hooked & handmade rugs
Cite this source
Unknown maker. Nylon hooked rug made by Nancy du Pont Reynolds Cooch (Mrs. Edward W. Cooch Jr.), 1950. Hagley Museum and Library, 2012.8.1. hagley.org/librarynews/museum-collections-du-pont-story-hooked-rug.
Research notes
Hooked rug, 116 × 139 in. (Hagley museum record), in nylon, linked to DuPont's wear-testing of nylon for floor coverings; it frayed and pilled when walked on. Shown in the 2015 "Unraveling Stories" exhibit. Probably the only nylon hooked rug: a direct bridge between handmade rugs and nylon carpet. Found via search-engine results (Hagley's site blocks automated reading): open the link to confirm and see the image. Museum record: https://museumcollection.hagley.org/objects/40662/hooked-rug