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Article: American hooked rugs.(Current and Coming)(exhibition of hooked rugs made in Maine at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachussetts)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Making textiles in pre-Revolutionary America was primarily the task of housewives, whose many and exhausting duties included not only sewing the garments for their families, but also the bed and table linens and curtains. While the level of accomplishment varied from sewer to sewer, the women who were particularly adept sometimes sold their products to friends and neighbors.
Less essential to the early American home were textiles such as hooked rugs, although they did provide insulation from chilly floors during New England winters and they added a measure of color and decoration to the room. By the end of the nineteenth century making these rugs had progressed ...
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