Hooked rug on burlap, ca. 1875 (Colonial Williamsburg 1983.611.1)
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- Date
- ca. 1875
- Place
- New England or south-east Canada (not specified in snippet)
- Held by
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Number
- 1983.611.1
- Materials
- cotton, wool, burlap
- Themes
- Rug-making techniques, Hooked & handmade rugs
Cite this source
Unknown maker. Hooked rug on burlap, ca. 1875 (Colonial Williamsburg 1983.611.1), ca. 1875. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1983.611.1. emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/59028/hooked-rug.
Research notes
What it shows: a large (90 × 84 in.) rug of cotton and wool hooked into burlap, the foundation that made the craft widespread. A later canvas backing was added, and the record says neither backing nor binding seems original. Its label says hooking appears to have started in New England and south-east Canada in the 1840s and spread once burlap arrived in the mid-19th century. Museum purchase. Sources: https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/59028/hooked-rug Research note (Oct 2026): from search results; pages not opened.