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  WHIMSICAL HOOKED RUG WITH A PINK STRIPED COW AND A LITTLE WHITE DOG, ca 1885-1910
Dimensions (inches): 34" tall x 43.25" wide x 1" d
Description:
Hooked rug with a pink striped cow, wearing a large cowbell, followed by a small white dog. With excellent folk style, these are canted at a downward angle within a diamond-shaped window consisting of mottled brown, black, tan, and purple. The background is diagonal opposing stripes in mostly red, blue, brown, and grey. A large and whimsical example, made almost entirely of wool with a couple of small runs executed with cotton knits. American, found in the northeast, made circa 1885-1910.

Mount: The rug was mounted by our own, in-house textile conservation staff and is presented on a 1” deep wooden strainer frame, wrapped in black cotton twill.
   
Primary Color: pink, moddled
Earliest Date: 1885
Latest Date: 1910
For Sale Status: Available
Price $4,500
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