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Early New England Applique Table Rug

Table rugs turn up with some frequency. Appliqued table rugs very seldom. This is a remarkable example of the adaptation of mid-19th C. quilt motifs to the table rug form, rendered with energy and originality. Dating certainly from the second half of the 19th C., probably ca. 1850, and now mounted on an acid-free backing for display, this rug is cotton and wool on a wool ground, with a burlap backing. The heart-and-leaf wreath was a favorite of Pennsylvania quilters, and despite the fact that this rug was found in Massachusetts, it was probably made further south. Wear from use, corner fraying, period repairs. Colors are vivid and true. Rug is 33” x 22”. Mounted size is 36” x 25”. See Folk Art Underfoot, Joel and Kate Kopp, p. 229 for a later but related rug. 

$1,200