Descriptive circular E.S. Frost & Co's Turkish rug patterns : colored rug or mat patterns. 1884.
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- Made by
- E.S. Frost & Co. (Biddeford, Maine)
- Date
- 1884
- Place
- Biddeford, Maine
- Held by
- Winterthur Library
- Number
- TT850 F93 TC
- Size
- 12 leaves : ill. ; 13 cm.
- Themes
- Hooked & handmade rugs, Trade catalogs & marketing
Cite this source
E.S. Frost & Co. (Biddeford, Maine). “Descriptive circular E.S. Frost & Co’s Turkish rug patterns : colored rug or mat patterns. 1884.,” 1884. TT850 F93 TC, Winterthur Library. library.winterthur.org/Record/vtls000084487.
Research notes
Trade circular. WinterCat: [Biddeford, Me.], The Company, 1884; cover title; "Bronze medal of excellence awarded by the American Institute Fair of New York, 1878." "Diploma awarded by Mechanics Fair Boston, 1878, for the best and handsomest patterns manufactured." Subjects include Rugs, Hooked -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs. Why it matters: Hooked rugs: a dated Frost catalogue (1884), with equipment, for the stencilled-pattern trade that preceded the punch and tufting tools. Found: Winterthur Library catalogue (WinterCat), search "Frost hooked rug", 2026-10-28.