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Medallion Rug
late 19th century27 1/4 x 66 1/2 x 3/8 in. (69.2 x 168.9 x 1 cm)
Unknown, American
American
Object Type:
Textiles
Medium and Support:
Wool, cotton and burlap
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward
Accession Number:
1952.5
Location: Not currently on view
Hooked rugs are among the most enduring forms of American folk art. Although commercial pattterns became available in the late 1860s, earlier designs were the product of the maker’s own imagination and circumstances. The rugs were typically crafted by women, often using worn scraps of material and homemade dyes, who sometimes copied examples made by friends and neighbors. We can imagine that the person who designed this particular rug was a farmer’s wife, proud of her livestock and the variety of flowers she grew in her garden. The fact that some of the medallions have lost their edges suggest that it has been cut down from its original size due to wear.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Loans to the Rochester Historical Society Memorial Art Gallery 1967
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: New Accessions to the Permanent Collection. Article Scope: Article. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 18, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: October, 1952.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013