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Rug Hooking In Maine: 1838-1940
Mildred Cole Peladeau
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Description for Rug Hooking In Maine: 1838-1940
Hardcover. 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 San Num Pages: 190 pages, 267 color photos. BIC Classification: WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1280.
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 visitors helped 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 ... Read more
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 visitors helped 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
1279g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764328824
SKU
V9780764328824
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About Mildred Cole Peladeau
Maine native Mildred Cole Peladeau organized the hooked rug exhibit and wrote the catalog for the American d104ile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 2007, she lectured on Maines handmade rugs at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City, during the special rug exhibition. She and her family live on a peaceful lake in Readfield, Maine.
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