
This fresh and scholarly look at a century of rug hooking in Maine demonstrates the significant role non-woven rugs have played in American decorative arts. True Waldoboro rugs are explored in detail and the myth of "Acadian" rugs is explained. Edward Sands Frost manufactured preprinted burlap rug patterns in the mid-19th century that spawned competitions across the country. By the 1880s, summer v...
Hardcover: 190 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (March 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764328824
ISBN-13: 978-0764328824
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches
Amazon Rank: 1512116
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Thorough treatment of the evolution of hooked rugs in Maine from their early days in the 1830's until 1940. Covers rug types, pattern makers, techniques and early practioners of this craft which eventually evolved into an art with the Arts and Craf...
ped organize cottage industries that turned Maine's rug-hooking talents into income producers. The Arts and Crafts movement in America led to new and exciting styles of rug patterns in Maine, and by the early 20th century, artists pushed the craft of rug hooking in to a fine art, with Marguerite Zorach's designs among the prominent examples. This lavishly illustrated book has over 250 color photographs that highlight the extraordinary story of rugs created throughout Maine and eastern Canada, including popular maritime designs by men of the seas.